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Ind. Code § 8-1-1.1-4.1

Powers and duties

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana, Inc. v. Northern Indiana Public Service Co. (2003)

Most recently applied in Nextel West Corp. v. Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (July 2005)

As added by P.L.1-1990, SEC.93.

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Sec. 4.1. (a) The consumer counselor may appear on behalf of ratepayers, consumers, and the public in:

(1) hearings before the commission, the department of state revenue, or the Indiana department of transportation;

(2) appeals from the orders of the commission, the department of state revenue, or the Indiana department of transportation; and

(3) suits and actions in a court that may involve rates for service, services, extensions, and contracts for service, valuations of utilities, applications of utilities for authority to issue securities, applications for mergers and sales, and in all other proceedings, including proceedings before federal agencies, and suits and actions in which the subject matter of the action affects the consumers of a utility, motor carrier, or railroad doing business in Indiana.

(b) The counselor shall decide whether to appeal an order of the commission, the department of state revenue, or the Indiana department of transportation and may on the counselor's own motion initiate an appeal.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.