PUBLIC UTILITIES

Public Utilities PUBLIC UTILITIES
Note: Commission refers to Public Service Commission.
See also Public Service Commission; Securities-5. Securities of Public Service Corporations
1. General Provisions
2. Electric Utilities
3. Municipal Power Districts
4. Municipal Utilities
5. Telecommunications Utilities

Public Utilities 1. General Provisions 1. General Provisions
Generally, Ch. 196

Abandonment, 196.81

Accidents, utility report, investigation, 196.72

Accounts, keeping and reporting requirements, 196.06

Action concerning real estate, exception to limitation statute, 893.33 (5)

Advertising practices, 196.595

Affiliated interests, relations, 196.52

Anti-trust laws not applicable, 133.07 (2)

Appliances, secure accuracy, 196.16

Assessments against utilities:

Generally, 196.85 to 196.858

For commission expenses, 196.85

Attorney, employment of assistant district attorney or judge prohibited, 196.675

Auditing and inspection, 196.08

Back billing, limiting, 196.635

Balance sheet, filing annually, 196.07

Books:

Inspection by commission, 196.02 (5)

Keeping as prescribed by commission, 196.06 (3)

Located in state, 196.06 (6)

Out-of-state, subpoena to examine, 196.02 (6)

Borrowing money, issue mortgage or trust deed, 182.025

Candidates may not accept special privileges from, 11.40

Certificate of authority, 196.49

Certificate of necessity, 196.50

Charges, see Rates, under this subhead

Citizens utility board act, see Citizens Utility Board

Collective bargaining, 111.52

Complaints, investigations, hearings, orders, 196.24 to 196.48

Condemnation:

Generally, Ch. 32

For dam over navigable water, 196.91

Connection with other systems, 196.04

Consolidation, 196.80

Construction, accounts, 196.10

Contracts with cities and villages for services, 66.0815 (2)

Corporate take-over law, application, 552.23 (1)

Court review of commission orders, 196.41

Criminal damage to, penalty, 943.01

Curative act, prior permits and franchises, 196.51

Customer liability for treble damages, 196.642

Dam acquisition, 196.91, 196.92

Definitions, 196.01

Depositions, commission may take, 196.33

Deposits, unclaimed property, 177.08

Depreciation rate, 196.09

Diggers Hotline, 182.0175

Directors, management of business, penalty against delegating powers, 182.0135

Disconnection of utility service, notice required, 16.385 (9)

Discrimination:

In rates forbidden, 196.22

Penalty, 196.60, 196.604

Dissolution, how effected, 196.78

Dividends, restriction upon payment, 196.09 (6)

Duplication of services, 196.495, 196.50

Easements, state-owned lands, 24.40

Electric lines, see Transmission lines and facilities, under this subhead

Employee protection on transfers of energy producing units, 196.807

Employment relations, 111.50 to 111.64