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WA Rev Code § 80.08.120 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.08 - Securities.|80.08.120 - Penalty against individuals.

RCW 80.08.120 Penalty against individuals.Every officer, agent, or employee of a public service company, and every other person who knowingly authorizes, directs, aids in, issues or executes, or causes to be issued or executed, any stock or stock certificate or other evidence of interest or ownership, or bond, note or other evidence of indebtedness contrary to the provisions of this chapter, or who knowingly makes any false statement or representation or with knowledge of its falsity files or causes to be filed with the commission any false statement or representation, or causes or assists to be applied the proceeds or any part thereof, from the sale of any stock or stock certificate or other evidence of interest or ownership, or bond, note or other evidence of indebtedness, to any purpose not allowed by this chapter, or who, with knowledge that any stock or stock certificate or other evidence of interest or ownership, or bond, note or other evidence of indebtedness, has been issued or executed in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, negotiates, or causes the same to be negotiated, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.[ 1994 c 251 § 4; 1961 c 14 § 80.08.120. Prior: 1933 c 151 § 12; RRS § 10439-12.]
WA Rev Code § 80.08.130 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.08 - Securities.|80.08.130 - Assumption of obligation or liability—Compliance with filing requirements.

RCW 80.08.130 Assumption of obligation or liability—Compliance with filing requirements.Any public service company that assumes any obligation or liability as guarantor, indorser, surety or otherwise in respect to the securities of any other person, firm or corporation, when such securities are payable at periods of more than twelve months after the date thereof, shall comply with the filing requirements of RCW 80.08.040.[ 1994 c 251 § 5; 1961 c 14 § 80.08.130. Prior: 1933 c 151 § 13; RRS § 10439-13.]
WA Rev Code § 80.08.140 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.08 - Securities.|80.08.140 - State not obligated.

RCW 80.08.140 State not obligated.No provision of this chapter, and no deed or act done or performed under or in connection therewith, shall be held or construed to obligate the state of Washington to pay or guarantee, in any manner whatsoever, any stock or stock certificate or other evidence of interest or ownership, or bond, note or other evidence of indebtedness, authorized, issued or executed under the provisions of this chapter.[ 1961 c 14 § 80.08.140. Prior: 1933 c 151 § 14; RRS § 10439-14.]
WA Rev Code § 80.08.150 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.08 - Securities.|80.08.150 - Authority of commission—Not affected by requirements of this chapter.

RCW 80.08.150 Authority of commission—Not affected by requirements of this chapter.No action by a public service company in compliance with nor by the commission in conformance with the requirements of this chapter may in any way affect the authority of the commission over rates, service, accounts, valuations, estimates, or determinations of costs, or any matters whatsoever that may come before it.[ 1994 c 251 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 80.08.160 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.08 - Securities.|80.08.160 - Small local exchange company—Chapter does not apply.

RCW 80.08.160 Small local exchange company—Chapter does not apply.Subject to RCW 80.04.530(1), this chapter does not apply to a local exchange company that serves less than two percent of the access lines in the state of Washington.[ 1995 c 110 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 80.12.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.12 - Transfers of Property.|80.12.010 - Definitions.

RCW 80.12.010 Definitions.The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Person" means an individual, partnership, joint venture, corporation, association, firm, public service company, or any other entity, however organized.(2) "Public service company" means every company now or hereafter engaged in business in this state as a public utility and subject to regulation as to rates and service by the utilities and transportation commission under the provisions of this title.[ 2009 c 24 § 2; 1961 c 14 § 80.12.010. Prior: 1953 c 95 § 6; 1941 c 159 § 1, part; Rem. Supp. 1941 § 10440a.]NOTES:Finding—2009 c 24: "The legislature finds and declares that the Washington utilities and transportation commission should require that a net benefit to customers be shown in order to approve the acquisition of the franchises, properties, or facilities owned by a gas or electrical company in the state and which are necessary or useful in the performance of the duties of a gas or electrical company, and that its decision to approve or deny such an acquisition should be made within a prescribed period of time." [ 2009 c 24 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 80.12.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.12 - Transfers of Property.|80.12.020 - Order required to sell, merge, etc.—Exemption.

RCW 80.12.020 Order required to sell, merge, etc.—Exemption.(1) No public service company shall sell, lease, assign or otherwise dispose of the whole or any part of its franchises, properties or facilities whatsoever, which are necessary or useful in the performance of its duties to the public, and no public service company shall, by any means whatsoever, directly or indirectly, merge or consolidate any of its franchises, properties or facilities with any other public service company, without having secured from the commission an order authorizing it to do so. The commission shall not approve any transaction under this section that would result in a person, directly or indirectly, acquiring a controlling interest in a gas or electrical company without a finding that the transaction would provide a net benefit to the customers of the company.(2) This section shall not apply to any sale, lease, assignment or other disposal of such franchises, properties or facilities to a special purpose district as defined in RCW 36.96.010, city, county, or town.[ 2009 c 24 § 3; 1981 c 117 § 1; 1961 c 14 § 80.12.020. Prior: 1945 c 75 § 1; 1941 c 159 § 2; Rem. Supp. 1945 § 10440b.]NOTES:Finding—2009 c 24: See note following RCW 80.12.010.
WA Rev Code § 80.12.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.12 - Transfers of Property.|80.12.030 - Disposal without authorization void—Approval or denial within eleven months, extension permitted.

RCW 80.12.030 Disposal without authorization void—Approval or denial within eleven months, extension permitted.(1) Any such sale, lease, assignment, or other disposition, merger or consolidation made without authority of the commission shall be void.(2) The commission shall enter an order approving or denying a transaction under RCW 80.12.020 or 80.12.040 within eleven months of the date of filing, which the commission may extend up to four months for cause.[ 2009 c 24 § 4; 1961 c 14 § 80.12.030. Prior: 1941 c 159 § 3; Rem. Supp. 1941 § 10440c.]NOTES:Finding—2009 c 24: See note following RCW 80.12.010.
WA Rev Code § 80.12.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.12 - Transfers of Property.|80.12.040 - Authority required to acquire property or securities of utility.

RCW 80.12.040 Authority required to acquire property or securities of utility.No public service company shall, directly or indirectly, purchase, acquire, or become the owner of any of the franchises, properties, facilities, capital stocks or bonds of any other public service company unless authorized so to do by the commission. Nothing contained in this chapter shall prevent the holding of stocks or other securities heretofore lawfully acquired or prohibit, upon the surrender or exchange of said stocks or other securities pursuant to a reorganization plan, the purchase, acquisition, taking or holding by the owner of a proportionate amount of the stocks or other securities of any new corporation organized to take over at foreclosure or other sale, the property of the corporation the stocks or securities of which have been thus surrendered or exchanged. Any contract by any public service company for the purchase, acquisition, assignment or transfer to it of any of the stocks or other securities of any other public service company, directly or indirectly, without the approval of the commission shall be void and of no effect.[ 1961 c 14 § 80.12.040. Prior: 1941 c 159 § 4; Rem. Supp. 1941 § 10440d.]
WA Rev Code § 80.12.045 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.12 - Transfers of Property.|80.12.045 - Small local exchange company—Chapter does not apply.

RCW 80.12.045 Small local exchange company—Chapter does not apply.Subject to RCW 80.04.530(1), this chapter does not apply to a local exchange company that serves less than two percent of the access lines in the state of Washington.[ 1995 c 110 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 80.12.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.12 - Transfers of Property.|80.12.050 - Rules and regulations.

RCW 80.12.050 Rules and regulations.The commission shall have power to promulgate rules and regulations to make effective the provisions of this chapter.[ 1961 c 14 § 80.12.050. Prior: 1941 c 159 § 5; Rem. Supp. 1941 § 10440e.]
WA Rev Code § 80.12.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.12 - Transfers of Property.|80.12.060 - Penalty.

RCW 80.12.060 Penalty.The provisions of RCW 80.04.380 and 80.04.385 as to penalties shall be applicable to public service companies, their officers, agents and employees failing to comply with the provisions of this chapter.[ 1961 c 14 § 80.12.060. Prior: 1941 c 159 § 6; Rem. Supp. 1941 § 10440f.]
WA Rev Code § 80.16.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.16 - Affiliated Interests.|80.16.010 - Definitions.

RCW 80.16.010 Definitions.As used in this chapter the term "public service company" shall include every corporation engaged in business as a public utility and subject to regulation as to rates and service by the utilities and transportation commission under the provisions of this title.As used in this chapter, the term "affiliated interest" means:Every corporation and person owning or holding directly or indirectly five percent or more of the voting securities of any public service company engaged in any intrastate business in this state;Every corporation and person, other than those above specified, in any chain of successive ownership of five percent or more of voting securities, the chain beginning with the holder of the voting securities of such public service company;Every corporation five percent or more of whose voting securities are owned by any person or corporation owning five percent or more of the voting securities of such public service company or by any person or corporation in any such chain of successive ownership of five percent or more of voting securities;Every corporation or person with which the public service company has a management or service contract; andEvery person who is an officer or director of such public service company or of any corporation in any chain of successive ownership of five percent or more of voting securities.[ 1961 c 14 § 80.16.010. Prior: 1953 c 95 § 7; 1933 c 152 § 1, part; RRS § 10440-1, part.]
WA Rev Code § 80.16.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.16 - Affiliated Interests.|80.16.020 - Dealings with affiliated interests—Prior filing with commission required—Commission may disapprove.

RCW 80.16.020 Dealings with affiliated interests—Prior filing with commission required—Commission may disapprove.Every public service company shall file with the commission a verified copy, or a verified summary if unwritten, of a contract or arrangement providing for the furnishing of management, supervisory[,] construction, engineering, accounting, legal, financial, or similar services, or any contract or arrangement for the purchase, sale, lease, or exchange of any property, right, or thing, or for the furnishing of any service, property, right, or thing, other than those enumerated in this section, hereafter made or entered into between a public service company and any affiliated interest as defined in this chapter, including open account advances from or to the affiliated interests. The filing must be made prior to the effective date of the contract or arrangement. Modifications or amendments to the contracts or arrangements with affiliated interests must be filed with the commission prior to the effective date of the modification or amendment. Any time after receipt of the contract or arrangement, the commission may institute an investigation and disapprove the contract, arrangement, modification, or amendment thereto if the commission finds the public service company has failed to prove that it is reasonable and consistent with the public interest. The commission may disapprove any such contract or arrangement if satisfactory proof is not submitted to the commission of the cost to the affiliated interest of rendering the services or of furnishing the property or service described in this section.[ 1998 c 47 § 1; 1961 c 14 § 80.16.020. Prior: 1941 c 160 § 1; 1933 c 152 § 2; Rem. Supp. 1941 § 10440-2.]
WA Rev Code § 80.16.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.16 - Affiliated Interests.|80.16.030 - Payments to affiliated interest disallowed if not reasonable.

RCW 80.16.030 Payments to affiliated interest disallowed if not reasonable.In any proceeding, whether upon the commission's own motion or upon complaint, involving the rates or practices of any public service company, the commission may exclude from the accounts of the public service company any payment or compensation to an affiliated interest for any services rendered or property or service furnished, as described in this section, under existing contracts or arrangements with the affiliated interest unless the public service company establishes the reasonableness of the payment or compensation. In the proceeding the commission shall disallow the payment or compensation, in whole or in part, in the absence of satisfactory proof that it is reasonable in amount. In such a proceeding, any payment or compensation may be disapproved or disallowed by the commission, in whole or in part, if satisfactory proof is not submitted to the commission of the cost to the affiliated interest of rendering the service or furnishing the property or service described in this section.[ 1998 c 47 § 2; 1961 c 14 § 80.16.030. Prior: 1933 c 152 § 3; RRS § 10440-3.]
WA Rev Code § 80.16.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.16 - Affiliated Interests.|80.16.040 - Satisfactory proof, what constitutes.

RCW 80.16.040 Satisfactory proof, what constitutes.No proof shall be satisfactory, within the meaning of RCW 80.16.010 through 80.16.030, unless it includes the original (or verified copies) of the relevant cost records and other relevant accounts of the affiliated interest, or such abstract thereof or summary taken therefrom, as the commission may deem adequate, properly identified and duly authenticated: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That the commission may, where reasonable, approve or disapprove such contracts or arrangements without the submission of such cost records or accounts.[ 1961 c 14 § 80.16.040. Prior: 1933 c 152 § 4; RRS § 10440-4.]
WA Rev Code § 80.16.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.16 - Affiliated Interests.|80.16.050 - Commission's control is continuing.

RCW 80.16.050 Commission's control is continuing.The commission shall have continuing supervisory control over the terms and conditions of such contracts and arrangements as are herein described so far as necessary to protect and promote the public interest. The commission shall have the same jurisdiction over the modifications or amendment of contracts or arrangements as are herein described as it has over such original contracts or arrangements. The fact that a contract or arrangement has been filed with, or the commission has approved entry into such contracts or arrangements as described herein shall not preclude disallowance or disapproval of payments made pursuant thereto, if upon actual experience under such contract or arrangement, it appears that the payments provided for or made were or are unreasonable. Every order of the commission approving any such contract or arrangement shall be expressly conditioned upon the reserved power of the commission to revise and amend the terms and conditions thereof, if, when, and as necessary to protect and promote the public interest.[ 1998 c 47 § 3; 1961 c 14 § 80.16.050. Prior: 1933 c 152 § 5; RRS § 10440-5.]
WA Rev Code § 80.16.055 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.16 - Affiliated Interests.|80.16.055 - Small local exchange company—Chapter does not apply.

RCW 80.16.055 Small local exchange company—Chapter does not apply.Subject to RCW 80.04.530(1), this chapter does not apply to a local exchange company that serves less than two percent of the access lines in the state of Washington.[ 1995 c 110 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 80.16.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.16 - Affiliated Interests.|80.16.060 - Summary order on nonapproved payments.

RCW 80.16.060 Summary order on nonapproved payments.Whenever the commission shall find upon investigation that any public service company is giving effect to any such contract or arrangement without such contract or arrangement having been filed or approved, the commission may issue a summary order prohibiting the public service company from treating any payments made under the terms of such contract or arrangement as operating expenses or as capital expenditures for rate or valuation purposes, unless and until such contract or arrangement has been filed with the commission or until payments have received the approval of the commission.[ 1998 c 47 § 4; 1961 c 14 § 80.16.060. Prior: 1933 c 152 § 6; RRS § 10440-6.]
WA Rev Code § 80.16.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.16 - Affiliated Interests.|80.16.070 - Summary order on payments after disallowance.

RCW 80.16.070 Summary order on payments after disallowance.Whenever the commission finds upon investigation that any public service company is making payments to an affiliated interest, although the payments have been disallowed or disapproved by the commission in a proceeding involving the public service company's rates or practices, the commission shall issue a summary order directing the public service company to not treat the payments as operating expenses or capital expenditures for rate or valuation purposes, unless and until the payments have received the approval of the commission.[ 1998 c 47 § 5; 1961 c 14 § 80.16.070. Prior: 1933 c 152 § 7; RRS § 10440-7.]
WA Rev Code § 80.16.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.16 - Affiliated Interests.|80.16.080 - Court action to enforce orders.

RCW 80.16.080 Court action to enforce orders.The superior court of Thurston county is authorized to enforce such orders to cease and desist by appropriate process, including the issuance of a preliminary injunction, upon the suit of the commission.[ 1961 c 14 § 80.16.080. Prior: 1933 c 152 § 8; RRS § 10440-8.]
WA Rev Code § 80.16.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.16 - Affiliated Interests.|80.16.090 - Review of orders.

RCW 80.16.090 Review of orders.Any public service company or affiliated interest deeming any decision or order of the commission to be in any respect or manner improper, unjust or unreasonable may have the same reviewed in the courts in the same manner and by the same procedure as is now provided by law for review of any other order or decision of the commission.[ 1961 c 14 § 80.16.090. Prior: 1933 c 152 § 9; RRS § 10440-9.]
WA Rev Code § 80.20.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.20 - Investigation of Public Service Companies.|80.20.010 - Definition.

RCW 80.20.010 Definition.As used in this chapter, the term "public service company" means any person, firm, association, or corporation, whether public or private, operating a utility or public service enterprise subject in any respect to regulation by the commission under the provisions of this title.[ 1961 c 14 § 80.20.010. Prior: 1953 c 95 § 8; 1939 c 203 § 1; RRS § 10458-6.]
WA Rev Code § 80.20.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.20 - Investigation of Public Service Companies.|80.20.020 - Cost of investigation may be assessed against company.

RCW 80.20.020 Cost of investigation may be assessed against company.Whenever the commission in any proceeding upon its own motion or upon complaint shall deem it necessary in order to carry out the duties imposed upon it by law to investigate the books, accounts, practices and activities of, or make any valuation or appraisal of the property of any public service company, or to investigate or appraise any phase of its operations, or to render any engineering or accounting service to or in connection with any public service company, and the cost thereof to the commission exceeds in amount the ordinary regulatory fees paid by such public service company during the preceding calendar year or estimated to be paid during the current year, whichever is more, such public service company shall pay the expenses reasonably attributable and allocable to such investigation, valuation, appraisal or services. The commission shall ascertain such expenses, and, after giving notice and an opportunity to be heard, shall render a bill therefor by registered mail to the public service company, either at the conclusion of the investigation, valuation, appraisal or services, or from time to time during its progress. Within thirty days after a bill has been mailed such public service company shall pay to the commission the amount of the bill, and the commission shall transmit such payment to the state treasurer who shall credit it to the public service revolving fund. The total amount which any public service company shall be required to pay under the provisions of this section in any calendar year shall not exceed one percent of the gross operating revenues derived by such public service company from its intrastate operations during the last preceding calendar year. If such company did not operate during all of the preceding year the calculations shall be based upon estimated gross revenues for the current year.[ 1961 c 14 § 80.20.020. Prior: 1939 c 203 § 2(a); RRS § 10458-6a(a).]
WA Rev Code § 80.20.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.20 - Investigation of Public Service Companies.|80.20.030 - Interest on unpaid assessment—Action to collect.

RCW 80.20.030 Interest on unpaid assessment—Action to collect.Amounts so assessed against any public service company not paid within thirty days after mailing of the bill therefor, shall draw interest at the rate of six percent per annum from the date of mailing of the bill. Upon failure of the public service company to pay the bill, the attorney general shall proceed in the name of the state by civil action in the superior court for Thurston county against such public service company to collect the amount due, together with interest and costs of suit.[ 1961 c 14 § 80.20.030. Prior: 1939 c 203 § 2(b); RRS § 10458-6a(b).]