Chapter 3 - Regulation of Public Utilities.
- 77-3-1 - Application of article to municipal public utilities.
- 77-3-2 - Declaration of policy.
- 77-3-3 - Definitions.
- 77-3-5 - Jurisdiction and powers of commission.
- 77-3-6 - Investigations and arbitration of billing and services between public utilities and customers.
- 77-3-7 - Bonding of commission employees; preference for full-time employees; additional personnel.
- 77-3-8 - Public service commission staff; Personnel Board to establish salaries; duties of staff.
- 77-3-9 - Attorney for public service commission.
- 77-3-10 - Regulated utilities to file with commission copies of contracts with affiliates; authority of commission to disallow certain payments as operating costs.
- 77-3-11 - Certificate of public convenience and necessity required; exceptions; complaints prompting hearing as to adequacy of service.
- 77-3-12 - Certificate of public convenience and necessity grants exclusive right to public utility to provide services for which certificate issued; utility systems authorized to extend facilities thr
- 77-3-13 - Issuance of certificates; temporary certificates; cancelability review upon change of ownership.
- 77-3-14 - Certificate of public convenience and necessity required for construction of electrical generating and transmitting facilities; commission to maintain analysis of electricity needs in state.
- 77-3-15 - Two or more persons holding certificates for similar operations in same municipality.
- 77-3-16 - Bids required on certain public utility contracts; exceptions; list of contractors and suppliers.
- 77-3-17 - Operation of public utility following expiration of municipal franchise; municipal acquisition of utility.
- 77-3-19 - Applicant for certificate must obtain a municipal franchise.
- 77-3-21 - Hearing on adequacy of service afforded by certificate holder.
- 77-3-22 - Placement of privately owned water and sewer systems in receivership; conditions.
- 77-3-23 - Procedure for sale, assignment, lease or transfer of certificate.
- 77-3-25 - Unlawful sale, lease, assignment or transfer of certificate or certain other utility property.
- 77-3-27 - Commission to investigate violations.
- 77-3-29 - Extension of service.
- 77-3-31 - Accounts and depreciation reports of utilities.
- 77-3-33 - Rates, classifications and service of utilities.
- 77-3-35 - Regulation of rates and charges generally; approval of certain contracts of utilities; regulation of provision of telecommunication services; adoption of alternative methods of regulation; P
- 77-3-36 - Recovery of costs of political advertising from ratepayers prohibited; recovery of costs of promotional or institutional advertising regulated; definitions.
- 77-3-37 - Changes in rates.
- 77-3-39 - Hearing on rate change; suspension of proposed rates.
- 77-3-40 - Hearing examiners; powers and duties; reports, recommended decisions and orders of examiners; procedures.
- 77-3-41 - Rates fixed by commission.
- 77-3-42 - Rate increase resulting from fuel adjustment clauses or riders; audits of fuel purchases.
- 77-3-43 - Determination of rate base.
- 77-3-45 - Promulgation of rules and regulations.
- 77-3-46 - Management reviews of public utility companies.
- 77-3-47 - Hearings by commission.
- 77-3-49 - Issuance of process by commission; witnesses.
- 77-3-51 - Depositions by agreement.
- 77-3-53 - Certified copies of documents and orders as evidence.
- 77-3-55 - Orders, findings, authorizations and certificates to be in writing and entered in minutes.
- 77-3-57 - Service on parties.
- 77-3-59 - Decisions; compliance with orders.
- 77-3-61 - Alteration of orders.
- 77-3-63 - Record of proceedings; reporter.
- 77-3-65 - Rehearing; stay of order.
- 77-3-67 - Appeals to chancery court.
- 77-3-69 - Stay of orders pending appeal.
- 77-3-71 - Appeals to supreme court.
- 77-3-72 - Direct appeals to supreme court from decisions of public service commission involving filings for rate changes.
- 77-3-73 - Appealed commission matters to take preference in all courts.
- 77-3-75 - Enforcement of commission orders.
- 77-3-77 - Burden of proof on party seeking to vacate commission order.
- 77-3-79 - Reports by utilities; inspection of records; filing deadlines; penalties.
- 77-3-81 - Violations of article or orders of commission; furnishing to commission of false testimony, reports, records, etc.
- 77-3-83 - Penalties are cumulative.
- 77-3-85 - Jurisdiction of actions to recover penalties and criminal prosecutions; limitation of actions.
- 77-3-87 - Utilities taxed for expense of regulation by commission; payment of funds to credit of Public Utilities Staff Regulation Fund and Public Service Commission Regulation Fund; collection of tax
- 77-3-89 - Payment of expenses; audit of books and accounts; Public Utilities Staff Regulation Fund.
- 77-3-90 - Annual reports of commission.
- 77-3-91 - Definitions applicable to §§ 77-3-91 through 77-3-95.
- 77-3-93 - Cost of purchasing electricity from non-utility generator for period in excess of 30 days included as expense item for purpose of calculating rates.
- 77-3-95 - Utilities to report to public utility staff and public service commission purchases of electricity from non-utility generator for period in excess of 30 days; public comment on report; heari
- 77-3-97 - Water conservation; submetering in multiunit dwellings.
- 77-3-101 - Legislative determinations and declarations of policy.
- 77-3-103 - Definitions.
- 77-3-105 - Inclusion of certain expenditures in electric public utility rate base and rates; accrual of reasonable rate of return; cancellation or abandonment of construction; prudence reviews; appeal
- 77-3-107 - Rules and regulations; preference for ownership of generating facilities by certain electric public utilities.
- 77-3-109 - Legislative Advisory Board on Alternate Method of Cost Recovery on Base Load Generation; purpose; composition.
- 77-3-201 - Definitions.
- 77-3-203 - Property owners' remedies upon utility's failure or refusal to provide service.
- 77-3-205 - Determination of responsibility for costs where construction of facilities is undertaken by owner.
- 77-3-207 - Owner's agreement with utility as to costs; contract for construction in absence of agreement.
- 77-3-209 - Allocation of costs among proposed consumer outlets; reimbursement by utility.
- 77-3-211 - Notice prior to construction; inspection during construction and upon completion; deviations.
- 77-3-213 - Effect of conveyance of property after institution of proceedings on owner's rights.
- 77-3-215 - Effect of transfer or assignment of public utility system.
- 77-3-217 - Provisions are cumulative and not in derogation of prior law; conduct of proceedings and appeals.
- 77-3-301 - Optional rate schedules and minimum charges to be provided in lieu of service charges.
- 77-3-303 - Itemized bills required.
- 77-3-305 - Violations.
- 77-3-307 - Exemptions.
- 77-3-401 - Determination of adequacy of service initiated by petition of attorney general.
- 77-3-403 - Notice to corporation to appear before commission.
- 77-3-405 - Distinct findings of fact to be made by commission.
- 77-3-407 - Issuance of order requiring changes in service.
- 77-3-409 - Removal of proceedings to circuit court.
- 77-3-411 - Forfeiture of charter for failure to make changes.
- 77-3-413 - Certiorari to circuit court.
- 77-3-415 - Appeal from judgment of circuit court.
- 77-3-417 - Effect of receivership proceedings.
- 77-3-419 - Liquidation of business.
- 77-3-421 - Operations within same territory by second company following forfeiture of first company's charter.
- 77-3-423 - Necessity that sales, leases or transfers be made to company capable of providing adequate service.
- 77-3-425 - Continuation of service in event of sale of business.
- 77-3-451 - Definitions.
- 77-3-453 - Public Service Commission to regulate; application of article; hours of operation; use for purpose of inducing purchase of goods or services prohibited; exceptions.
- 77-3-455 - Requirements for placing calls using automatic dialing-announcing devices.
- 77-3-457 - Application to connect automatic dialing-announcing device; penalties.
- 77-3-459 - Legislative intent; retroactive effect of article.
- 77-3-501 - Legislative findings.
- 77-3-503 - Definitions.
- 77-3-505 - Statewide program to provide telephone access to speech or hearing impaired persons; commission not liable for claims, actions, etc. arising out of program.
- 77-3-507 - Maintenance surcharge on local exchange access facilities; Dual Party Relay Service Trust Fund; source of funds; use of funds; charges for use of relay service.
- 77-3-509 - Advisory committee on telecommunications services for hearing or speech impaired persons; members; terms; compensation.
- 77-3-511 - Commission to implement relay service within one year; report to Legislature.
- 77-3-601 - Definitions.
- 77-3-603 - Conduct of telephone solicitors regulated.
- 77-3-605 - Registration of telephone solicitors with Attorney General; surety bond.
- 77-3-607 - Requisites of enforceable contract; certain exceptions; merchant not to charge consumer's account before receipt of copy of contract.
- 77-3-609 - Exempt parties and transactions.
- 77-3-611 - Attorney General to investigate violations; actions for civil penalties, injunction, and other relief; stipulated penalties; waiver of penalty upon restitution, reimbursement or payment of
- 77-3-613 - Burden of proving exemption or exemption from definition.
- 77-3-615 - Attorney's fees; costs.
- 77-3-617 - Telecommunications companies to inform customers of provisions of law.
- 77-3-619 - Attorney General may issue rules and regulations to carry out provisions of law.
- 77-3-701 - Short title [Repealed effective July 1, 2010].
- 77-3-703 - Legislative findings [Repealed effective July 1, 2010].
- 77-3-705 - Definitions [Repealed effective July 1, 2010].
- 77-3-707 - Use of the "no-calls" database by telephone solicitors mandatory [Repealed effective July 1, 2010].
- 77-3-709 - Commission's discretion to exempt some telephone solicitors from purchase and use of no-calls database [Repealed effective July 1, 2010].
- 77-3-711 - Exempt categories [Repealed effective July 1, 2010].
- 77-3-713 - Registration of telephone solicitors mandatory [Repealed effective July 1, 2010].
- 77-3-715 - Regulatory powers of Public Service Commission [Repealed effective July 1, 2010].
- 77-3-717 - Inclusion in no-calls database of Mississippi part of any Federal Trade Commission national database [Repealed effective July 1, 2010].
- 77-3-719 - Nondisclosure of database [Repealed effective July 1, 2010].
- 77-3-721 - Fees [Repealed effective July 1, 2010].
- 77-3-723 - Rules for authorized calls [Repealed effective July 1, 2010].
- 77-3-725 - Violations; hearings; penalties [Repealed effective July 1, 2010].
- 77-3-727 - Consumer complaints [Repealed effective July 1, 2010].
- 77-3-729 - Defenses [Repealed effective July 1, 2010].
- 77-3-731 - Commission granted personal jurisdiction over resident and nonresident telephone solicitors [Repealed effective July 1, 2010].
- 77-3-733 - Right of appeal [Repealed effective July 1, 2010].
- 77-3-735 - Service providers certificated by commission not liable for violations of others [Repealed effective July 1, 2010].
- 77-3-737 - Repeal of §§ 77-3-701 through 77-3-737.