The Public Utilities Commission may require a telecommunications company as defined in § 49-31-1 to make a deposit when it files for approval of a general change in rates or prices for any noncompetitive or emerging competitive telecommunications service. The commission may require a telecommunications company to deposit up to one hundred thousand dollars in the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission Regulatory Assessment Fee fund, the amount to be designated by commission order.

Source: SL 1994, ch 352 , § 5A; SL 2021, ch 200 , § 7.