Nevada Chapter 703 — Public Utilities Commission of Nevada

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NRS 703.010— Definitions
NRS 703.020— Creation
NRS 703.023— Seal
NRS 703.025— Reorganization of Commission; duties of Commission relating to reorganization; Commission authorized to adopt regulations for operation and enforcement of laws; plan for reorganization
NRS 703.030— Commissioners: Appointment; terms; qualifications
NRS 703.040— Commissioners: Additional qualifications; restrictions on other employment
NRS 703.050— Commissioners: Oaths
NRS 703.060— Commissioners: Removal
NRS 703.070— Commissioners: Designation of Commissioner to serve as Chair
NRS 703.080— Commissioners: Unclassified service of State; Acting Commissioners not entitled to participate in certain programs or receive certain benefits
NRS 703.085— Commissioners: Number required to act; number required to enter final order; appointment, powers and duties, terms of service and reappointment of Acting Commissioners
NRS 703.100— Suits by and against Commission
NRS 703.110— Hearings and meetings open to public; exceptions
NRS 703.120— Principal and secondary offices; filing of documents at secondary office
NRS 703.130— Personnel and consultants; Executive Director; Secretary and Assistant Secretary; clerks, experts and engineers; hearing officers; regulations concerning appeals of decisions of hearing officers
NRS 703.140— Expenses of Commissioners and employees: Sworn statement and approval required
NRS 703.145— Expenses of investigations, inspections, audits and appearances made outside State
NRS 703.147— Public Utilities Commission Regulatory Fund
NRS 703.148— Expenditure of money from reserve account to provide education and informational services to public; use of independent contractor to provide such services
NRS 703.150— General duties
NRS 703.151— Duties of Commission in adopting regulations relating to provision of electric service
NRS 703.152— Legislative findings on cost of energy in Nevada; Commission authorized to represent State before Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or court in matters affecting development, transmission, use or cost of energy in Nevada
NRS 703.153— Commission authorized to enter agreement to conduct inspections to ensure compliance with federal statutes and regulations governing safety of certain storage facilities and interstate pipelines
NRS 703.154— Regulations to ensure safe operation and maintenance of certain storage facilities and intrastate pipelines; Commission has final authority to regulate such facilities and pipelines; administrative fine
NRS 703.160— Place of session or hearing
NRS 703.164— Employment of legal counsel; duties of Attorney General and district attorneys
NRS 703.168— Cooperation with federal agencies; conferring with regulatory agencies of other states; joint hearings and conferences
NRS 703.172— Division of Consumer Complaint Resolution: Establishment; duties
NRS 703.175— Request from certain regulatory agencies to disconnect telephone number: Commission to issue order to appropriate provider of service; good faith compliance with order constitutes complete defense to action arising from termination of service
NRS 703.180— Biennial report of Commission
NRS 703.190— Records of Commission open to public inspection; exception
NRS 703.191— Duty of public utilities and certain entities to furnish information and annual reports; regulations
NRS 703.193— Annual reports, records and statements to be submitted under oath
NRS 703.195— Examination of records and other property of public utilities and certain entities; exception
NRS 703.196— Disclosure and confidentiality of or privilege in records and other property of public utilities and certain entities subject to examination
NRS 703.197— Fees for filing documents; exceptions
NRS 703.205— Publication of pamphlets
NRS 703.301— Rights of Regulatory Operations Staff to appear and participate in contested case and to be represented by legal counsel; restrictions on certain communications between Commissioner and Regulatory Operations Staff
NRS 703.310— Complaint against public utility or alternative seller: Investigation by Division of Consumer Complaint Resolution; notice and hearing
NRS 703.320— Notice and hearing: Duty of Commission to provide notice of certain pending matters; regulations regarding notice; hearing required in certain pending matters; power of Commission to dispense with hearing in certain pending matters
NRS 703.330— Record of hearings: Recording and transcription of testimony; costs; copies available to parties; confidentiality
NRS 703.340— Order for appearance of witnesses or production of books, papers or documents containing material testimony; payment of fees and mileage for witnesses
NRS 703.350— Order for production of books, accounts, papers or records kept by regulated person outside state
NRS 703.360— Issuance of subpoena by clerk of district court for service to witness failing to appear on Commission’s order; contempt
NRS 703.370— Enforcement of subpoenas issued by Commission
NRS 703.373— Judicial review: Petition; participation of Commission and parties of record; transmission of record; service and filing of memoranda; scope of review; burden of proof; precedence of action; grounds for setting aside decision of Commission
NRS 703.374— Judicial review: Requirements for injunction; burden of proof; filing bond to place into effect proposed changes in schedule of rates
NRS 703.375— Judicial review: Refund of excess payment; report of refund; claims for refunds; escheat of unclaimed money
NRS 703.376— Judicial review: Appeal to appellate court
NRS 703.377— Certificate, permit or license not franchise or irrevocable; procedure for revocation of certificate, permit or license; judicial review
NRS 703.380— Administrative fines
NRS 703.1543— Regulations prescribing work requiring employee of certain public utilities to hold license as professional engineer
NRS 703.1545— Commission required to enter agreement that authorizes Commission to participate in federal program of safety relating to railroads; acceptance and expenditure of federal money; regulations concerning safety of railroads in State