§ 58-27-210 — Actions to prevent or discontinue violations of law or orders of Commission.

Whenever it shall appear that any electrical utility, electric cooperative, the South Carolina Public Service Authority regarding its provision of electric services, or consolidated political subdivision is failing or omitting, or about to fail or omit, to do anything required of it by law or by order of the commission or is doing, or about to do anything or permitting or about to permit anything to be done contrary to or in violation of law or of any order of the commission, an action or proceeding shall be prosecuted in any court of competent jurisdiction in the name of the Office of Regulatory Staff for the purpose of having such violation or threatened violation discontinued or prevented, either by mandamus, injunction, or other appropriate relief, and in such action or proceeding, it shall be permissible to join such other persons, corporations, municipalities, or consolidated political subdivisions as parties thereto as may be reasonably necessary to make the order of the court in all respects effective. The commission must not be a party to any action.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 24-118; 1952 Code SECTION 24-118; 1942 Code SECTION 8555-4; 1932 (37) 1497; 1969 (56) 740; 1972 (57) 2757; 2006 Act No. 318, SECTION 167, eff May 24, 2006; 2021 Act No. 90 (H.3194), SECTION 17, eff January 1, 2022. Effect of Amendment 2021 Act No. 90, SECTION 17, in the first sentence, inserted "the South Carolina Public Service Authority regarding its provision of electric services," following "electric cooperative,".