The commission and each commissioner, or any person employed by the commission, shall have the right, at any and all times, to inspect the accounts, books, papers, and documents of any public service company, and the commission, or any commissioner, may examine under oath any officer, agent, or employee of such public service company in relation thereto, and with reference to the affairs of such company: PROVIDED, That any person other than a commissioner who shall make any such demand shall produce his or her authority from the commission to make such inspection.
RCW 80.04.070
Inspection of books, papers, and documents.
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 140 Wash. App. 255 - Qwest Corp. v. Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission (2007)
Most recently applied in Qwest Corp. v. WASH. UTIL. AND TRANSP. COM'N (August 2007)
2013 c 23 s 273; 1961 c 14 s 80.04.070
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.