§ 8-1-1-2 — Creation of commission; membership; term of office; chairman

(a) There is created the Indiana utility regulatory
commission which shall consist of five (5) members, at least one (1) of
whom shall be an attorney qualified to practice law before the supreme
court of Indiana and not more than three (3) of whom belong to the
same political party.
(b) The members of the commission and all vacancies occurring on
the commission shall be appointed by the governor from among
persons nominated by the nominating committee in accordance with IC 8-1-1.5.
(c) The members may be removed at any time by the governor for
cause.
(d) The governor shall appoint one (1) member as chairman.
(e) The members of the commission shall be appointed for a term of
four (4) years, except when a member is appointed to fill a vacancy, in
which case such appointment shall be for such unexpired term only. All
members of said commission shall serve as such until their successors
are duly appointed and qualified, and while so serving shall devote full
time to the duties of the commission and shall not be actively engaged
in any other occupation, profession, or business that constitutes a
conflict of interest or otherwise interferes with carrying out their duties
as commissioners.
(f) A member of the commission or any person appointed to any
position or employed in any capacity to serve the commission, may not
have any official or professional relationship or connection with, or
hold any stock or securities or have any pecuniary interest in any public
utility operating in Indiana.
(g) Each member appointed to the Indiana utility regulatory
commission shall take and subscribe to an oath in writing that the
member will faithfully perform the duties of the member's office, and
support and defend to the best of the member's ability the Constitution
and laws of the state of Indiana and of the United States of America,
and such oath shall be filed with the secretary of state.
(h) The chairman of the commission shall assign cases to the
various members of the commission or to administrative law judges for
hearings.
Formerly: Acts 1941, c.101, s.2; Acts 1945, c.46, s.1; Acts
1963, c.326, s.1. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.104, SEC.1;
P.L.43-1983, SEC.3; P.L.113-1987, SEC.1; P.L.78-1988, SEC.1;
P.L.136-2018, SEC.42.