Pursuant to rules promulgated under chapter 1-26 by the Public Utilities Commission, every public utility shall file with the commission, within such time and in such form as the commission may designate, tariffs and schedules showing the terms and conditions of service and all rates established by the public utility and collected or enforced, or to be collected or enforced, within the jurisdiction of the commission. The public utility shall keep copies of such tariffs and schedules open to public inspection under such rules as the commission may promulgate. Schedules and tariffs approved by the commission have the force and effect of law.
S.D. Codified Laws § 49-34A-10
Tariffs and schedules filed by utilities--Public inspection
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Johns v. Black Hills Power, Inc. (2006)
Most recently applied in Johns v. Black Hills Power, Inc. (September 2006)
Source: SL 1970, ch 261, § 31; SDCL Supp, § 49-41-9.2; SL 1975, ch 283, § 3; SL 2004, ch 286, § 1.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.