Sec. 58. Whenever the commission shall believe that any rate or charge may be unreasonable or unjustly discriminatory or that any service is inadequate, or can not be obtained, or that an investigation of any matters relating to any public utility should for any reason be made, it may, on its motion, summarily investigate the same, with or without notice.
Ind. Code § 8-1-2-58
Complaints against utilities; investigations
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana, Inc. v. Northern Indiana Public Service Co. (2003)
Most recently applied in United States Steel Corp. v. Northern Indiana Public Service Co. (June 2011)
Formerly: Acts 1913, c.76, s.61.
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Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.