TITLE 61

PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATION

CHAPTER 5

POWERS AND DUTIES OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

61-520.  Service of electric, gas, and water corporations — Determination of standards. The commission shall have power, after hearing had upon its own motion or upon complaint, to ascertain and fix just and reasonable standards, classifications, regulations, practices, measurements or service to be furnished, imposed, observed and followed by all electrical, gas and water corporations; to ascertain and fix adequate and serviceable standards for the measurement of quantity, quality, pressure, initial voltage or other condition pertaining to the supply of the product, commodity or service furnished or rendered by any such public utility; to prescribe reasonable regulations for the examination and testing of such product, commodity or service and for the measurement thereof; to establish reasonable rules, regulations, specifications and standards to secure the accuracy of all meters and appliances for measurements; and to provide for the examination and testing of any and all appliances used for the measurement of any product, commodity or service of any such public utility.

History:

[(61-520) 1913, ch. 61, sec. 44a, p. 248; reen. C.L. 106:100; C.S., sec. 2468; I.C.A., sec. 59-520.]