§ 8-1-1.1-4.1 — Powers and duties

Indiana § 8-1-1.1-4.1

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 1: UTILITIES GENERALLY
• Ch. 1.1: Office of the Utility Consumer Counselor

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1. (a) The consumer counselor may appear on
behalf of ratepayers, consumers, and the public in:
(1) hearings before the commission, the department of state
revenue, or the Indiana department of transportation;
(2) appeals from the orders of the commission, the department of
state revenue, or the Indiana department of transportation; and
(3) suits and actions in a court that may involve rates for service,
services, extensions, and contracts for service, valuations of
utilities, applications of utilities for authority to issue securities,
applications for mergers and sales, and in all other proceedings,
including proceedings before federal agencies, and suits and
actions in which the subject matter of the action affects the
consumers of a utility, motor carrier, or railroad doing business in
Indiana.
(b) The counselor shall decide whether to appeal an order of the
commission, the department of state revenue, or the Indiana department
of transportation and may on the counselor's own motion initiate an
appeal.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1990, SEC.93.