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Chapter 703

Nev. Rev. Stat. ch. 703

Public Utilities Commission of Nevada

703.010Definitions 703.020Creation 703.023Seal 703.025Reorganization of Commission; duties of Commission relating to reorganization; Commission authorized to adopt regulations for operation and enforcement of laws; plan for reorganization 703.030Commissioners: Appointment; terms; qualifications 703.040Commissioners: Additional qualifications; restrictions on other employment 703.050Commissioners: Oaths 703.060Commissioners: Removal 703.070Commissioners: Designation of Commissioner to serve as Chair 703.080Commissioners: Unclassified service of State; Acting Commissioners not entitled to participate in certain programs or receive certain benefits 703.085Commissioners: Number required to act; number required to enter final order; appointment, powers and duties, terms of service and reappointment of Acting Commissioners 703.100Suits by and against Commission 703.110Hearings and meetings open to public; exceptions 703.120Principal and secondary offices; filing of documents at secondary office 703.130Personnel and consultants; Executive Director; Secretary and Assistant Secretary; clerks, experts and engineers; hearing officers; regulations concerning appeals of decisions of hearing officers 703.140Expenses of Commissioners and employees: Sworn statement and approval required 703.145Expenses of investigations, inspections, audits and appearances made outside State 703.147Public Utilities Commission Regulatory Fund 703.148Expenditure of money from reserve account to provide education and informational services to public; use of independent contractor to provide such services 703.150General duties 703.151Duties of Commission in adopting regulations relating to provision of electric service 703.152Legislative findings on cost of energy in Nevada; Commission authorized to represent State before Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or court in matters affecting development, transmission, use or cost of energy in Nevada 703.153Commission authorized to enter agreement to conduct inspections to ensure compliance with federal statutes and regulations governing safety of certain storage facilities and interstate pipelines 703.154Regulations to ensure safe operation and maintenance of certain storage facilities and intrastate pipelines; Commission has final authority to regulate such facilities and pipelines; administrative fine 703.1543Regulations prescribing work requiring employee of certain public utilities to hold license as professional engineer 703.1545Commission required to enter agreement that authorizes Commission to participate in federal program of safety relating to railroads; acceptance and expenditure of federal money; regulations concerning safety of railroads in State 703.160Place of session or hearing 703.164Employment of legal counsel; duties of Attorney General and district attorneys 703.168Cooperation with federal agencies; conferring with regulatory agencies of other states; joint hearings and conferences 703.172Division of Consumer Complaint Resolution: Establishment; duties 703.175Request from certain regulatory agencies to disconnect telephone number: Commission to issue order to appropriate provider of service; good faith compliance with order constitutes complete defense to action arising from termination of service 703.180Biennial report of Commission 703.190Records of Commission open to public inspection; exception 703.191Duty of public utilities and certain entities to furnish information and annual reports; regulations 703.193Annual reports, records and statements to be submitted under oath 703.195Examination of records and other property of public utilities and certain entities; exception 703.196Disclosure and confidentiality of or privilege in records and other property of public utilities and certain entities subject to examination 703.197Fees for filing documents; exceptions 703.205Publication of pamphlets 703.301Rights of Regulatory Operations Staff to appear and participate in contested case and to be represented by legal counsel; restrictions on certain communications between Commissioner and Regulatory Operations Staff 703.310Complaint against public utility or alternative seller: Investigation by Division of Consumer Complaint Resolution; notice and hearing 703.320Notice and hearing: Duty of Commission to provide notice of certain pending matters; regulations regarding notice; hearing required in certain pending matters; power of Commission to dispense with hearing in certain pending matters 703.330Record of hearings: Recording and transcription of testimony; costs; copies available to parties; confidentiality 703.340Order for appearance of witnesses or production of books, papers or documents containing material testimony; payment of fees and mileage for witnesses 703.350Order for production of books, accounts, papers or records kept by regulated person outside state 703.360Issuance of subpoena by clerk of district court for service to witness failing to appear on Commission’s order; contempt 703.370Enforcement of subpoenas issued by Commission 703.373Judicial review: Petition; participation of Commission and parties of record; transmission of record; service and filing of memoranda; scope of review; burden of proof; precedence of action; grounds for setting aside decision of Commission 703.374Judicial review: Requirements for injunction; burden of proof; filing bond to place into effect proposed changes in schedule of rates 703.375Judicial review: Refund of excess payment; report of refund; claims for refunds; escheat of unclaimed money 703.376Judicial review: Appeal to appellate court 703.377Certificate, permit or license not franchise or irrevocable; procedure for revocation of certificate, permit or license; judicial review 703.380Administrative fines