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ID Code § 61-211 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 61 - PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATION|Chapter 2 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION|Section 61-211 - QUORUM — SINGLE COMMISSIONER OR HEARING EXAMINER MAY HOLD INVESTIGATION.

61-211. QUORUM — SINGLE COMMISSIONER OR HEARING EXAMINER MAY HOLD INVESTIGATION. A majority of the commissioners shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business, for the performance of any duty, or for the exercise of any power of the commission. No single vacancy in the commission shall impair the right of the remaining commissioners to exercise all the powers of the commission. The act of the majority of the commissioners when in session as a board shall be deemed to be the act of the commission; but any investigation, inquiry or hearing which the commission has power to undertake or hold may be undertaken or held by or before any commissioner or hearing examiner designated for that purpose by the commission, and every finding, order or decision made by a commissioner or hearing examiner so designated, pursuant to such investigation, inquiry or hearing, when approved and confirmed by the commission and ordered filed in its office, shall be and be deemed to be the finding, order or decision of the commission. The commission may designate the hearing examiner to represent the commission in actions and proceedings in lieu of an attorney appointed by the attorney general under section 61-204, Idaho Code, as amended, in which event the attorney general will appoint only an attorney to represent the people of the state of Idaho.  History: [(61-211) 1913, ch. 61, sec. 9, p. 248; reen. C.L. 106:40; C.S., sec. 2407; I.C.A., sec. 59-211; am. 1965, ch. 125, sec. 1, p. 252.]
ID Code § 61-212 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 61 - PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATION|Chapter 2 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION|Section 61-212 - COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES.

61-212. COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES. All officers, experts, engineers, statisticians, accountants, inspectors, clerks and employees of the commission shall receive such compensation as may be fixed by the commission. The salary or compensation of every person holding office or employment under this act shall be paid on regular pay periods from the funds appropriated for the use of the commission after being approved by the commission, upon claims therefor to be duly audited by the proper authority.  History: [(61-212) 1913, ch. 61, sec. 10a, p. 248; am. 1915, ch. 115, sec. 1, subd. a, p. 261; reen. C.L. 106:41; C.S., sec. 2408; am. 1923, ch. 99, sec. 1, p. 123; I.C.A., sec. 59-212; am. 1945, ch. 192, sec. 1, p. 300; am. 1967, ch. 400, sec. 1, p. 1206; am. 1969, ch. 409, sec. 1, p. 1134; am. 1973, ch. 277, sec. 1, p. 589; am. 1976, ch. 350, sec. 1, p. 1159; am. 1977, ch. 178, sec. 9, p. 463; am. 1978, ch. 305, sec. 1, p. 766.]
ID Code § 61-213 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 61 - PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATION|Chapter 2 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION|Section 61-213 - EXPENSES — AUDIT AND PAYMENT.

61-213. EXPENSES — AUDIT AND PAYMENT. All expense incurred by the commission pursuant to the provisions of this act, including the actual and necessary traveling and other expenses and disbursements of the commissioners, their officers and employees, incurred while on business of the commission, shall be paid from the funds appropriated for the use of the commission, after being approved by the commission upon claims therefor to be audited as provided by law.  History: [(61-213) 1913, ch. 61, sec. 10b, p. 248; reen. 1915, ch. 115, sec. 1, subd. b, p. 261; reen. C.L. 106:42; C.S., sec. 2409; I.C.A., sec. 59-213.]
ID Code § 61-214 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 61 - PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATION|Chapter 2 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION|Section 61-214 - ANNUAL REPORT OF COMMISSION.

61-214. ANNUAL REPORT OF COMMISSION. The commission shall make and submit to the governor on or before the first day of December of each year, a report containing a full and complete account of its transactions, and proceedings for the preceding fiscal year, ending June thirtieth, together with such other facts, suggestions, and recommendations as it may deem of value to the people of the state.  History: [(61-214) 1913, ch. 61, sec. 11, p. 248; reen. C.L. 106:43; C.S., sec. 2410; I.C.A., sec. 59-214.]
ID Code § 61-215 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 61 - PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATION|Chapter 2 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION|Section 61-215 - SALARIES OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONERS.

61-215. SALARIES OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONERS. Each member of the public utilities commission shall devote full time to the performance of his/her duties. Commencing on July 1, 2021, the annual salary of members of the public utilities commission shall be one hundred fourteen thousand five hundred twenty dollars ($114,520) and shall be paid from sources set by the legislature.  History: [61-215, added 1987, ch. 60, sec. 1, p. 108; am. 1990, ch. 115, sec. 1, p. 239; am. 1993, ch. 45, sec. 1, p. 117; am. 1998, ch. 358, sec. 2, p. 1121; am. 1999, ch. 18, sec. 1, p. 26; am. 2000, ch. 359, sec. 1, p. 1196; am. 2001, ch. 253, sec. 1, p. 918; am. 2004, ch. 281, sec. 1, p. 775; am. 2006, ch. 368, sec. 1, p. 1106; am. 2007, ch. 121, sec. 1, p. 370; am. 2008, ch. 285, sec. 1, p. 807; am. 2012, ch. 224, sec. 1, p. 610; am. 2014, ch. 316, sec. 1, p. 780; am. 2015, ch. 120, sec. 1, p. 305; am. 2016, ch. 247, sec. 1, p. 660; am. 2017, ch. 316, sec. 1, p. 831; am. 2018, ch. 174, sec. 3, p. 385; am. 2019, ch. 108, sec. 3, p. 365; am. 2020, ch. 119, sec. 3, p. 371; am. 2021, ch. 115, sec. 3, p. 358.]
ID Code § 61-301 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 61 - PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATION|Chapter 3 - DUTIES OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|Section 61-301 - CHARGES JUST AND REASONABLE.

61-301. CHARGES JUST AND REASONABLE. All charges made, demanded or received by any public utility, or by any two (2) or more public utilities, for any product or commodity furnished or to be furnished or any service rendered or to be rendered shall be just and reasonable. Every unjust or unreasonable charge made, demanded or received for such product or commodity or service is hereby prohibited and declared unlawful.  History: [(61-301) 1913, ch. 61, sec. 12a, p. 248; reen. C.L. 106:44; C.S., sec. 2411; I.C.A., sec. 59-301.]
ID Code § 61-302 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 61 - PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATION|Chapter 3 - DUTIES OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|Section 61-302 - MAINTENANCE OF ADEQUATE SERVICE.

61-302. MAINTENANCE OF ADEQUATE SERVICE. Every public utility shall furnish, provide and maintain such service, instrumentalities, equipment and facilities as shall promote the safety, health, comfort and convenience of its patrons, employees and the public, and as shall be in all respects adequate, efficient, just and reasonable.  History: [(61-302) 1913, ch. 61, sec. 12b, p. 248; reen. C.L. 106:45; C.S., sec. 2412; I.C.A., sec. 59-302.]
ID Code § 61-303 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 61 - PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATION|Chapter 3 - DUTIES OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|Section 61-303 - RULES AND REGULATIONS JUST AND REASONABLE.

61-303. RULES AND REGULATIONS JUST AND REASONABLE. All rules and regulations made by a public utility affecting or pertaining to its charges or service to the public shall be just and reasonable.  History: [(61-303) 1913, ch. 61, sec. 12c, p. 248; reen. C.L. 106:46; C.S., sec. 2413; I.C.A., sec. 59-303.]
ID Code § 61-305 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 61 - PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATION|Chapter 3 - DUTIES OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|Section 61-305 - SCHEDULES OF OTHERS THAN COMMON CARRIERS.

61-305. SCHEDULES OF OTHERS THAN COMMON CARRIERS. Under such rules and regulations as the commission may prescribe, every public utility other than a common carrier shall file with the commission within such time and in such form as the commission may designate, and shall print and keep open to public inspection schedules showing all rates, tolls, rentals, charges and classifications collected or enforced, or to be collected or enforced, together with all rules, regulations, contracts, privileges and facilities which in any manner affect or relate to rates, tolls, rentals, classifications or service. The rates, tolls, rentals and charges shown on such schedules when filed by a public utility as to which the commission by this act acquires the power to fix any rates, tolls, rentals or charges, shall not within any portion of the territory as to which the commission acquires as to such public utility such power, exceed the rates, tolls, rentals or charges in effect on the second day of January, 1913, the rates, tolls, rentals and charges shown on such schedules when filed by any public utility as to any territory as to which the commission does not by this act acquire as to such public utility such power, shall not exceed the rates, tolls, rentals and charges in effect at the time the commission acquires as to such territory and as to such public utility, the power to fix rates, tolls, rentals or charges. Nothing in this section contained shall prevent the commission from approving or fixing the rates, tolls, rentals or charges, from time to time, in excess or less than those shown by said schedules.  History: [(61-305) 1913, ch. 61, sec. 13b, p. 248; compiled and reen. C.L. 106:48; C.S., sec. 2415; I.C.A., sec. 59-305.]
ID Code § 61-306 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 61 - PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATION|Chapter 3 - DUTIES OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|Section 61-306 - SCHEDULES — CHANGE IN FORM.

61-306. SCHEDULES — CHANGE IN FORM. The commission shall have the power, from time to time, in its discretion, to determine and prescribe by order such changes in the form of the schedules referred to in the two (2) preceding sections as it may find expedient, and to modify the requirements of any of its orders, rules or regulations in respect to any matter in this section referred to.  History: [(61-306) 1913, ch. 61, sec. 13c, p. 248; reen. C.L. 106:49; C.S., sec. 2416; I.C.A., sec. 59-306.]
ID Code § 61-307 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 61 - PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATION|Chapter 3 - DUTIES OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|Section 61-307 - SCHEDULES — CHANGE IN RATE AND SERVICE.

61-307. SCHEDULES — CHANGE IN RATE AND SERVICE. Unless the commission otherwise orders, no change shall be made by any public utility in any rate, fare, toll, rental, charge or classification, or in any rule, regulation or contract relating to or affecting any rate, fare, toll, rental, charge, classification or service, or in any privilege or facility except after thirty (30) days’ notice to the commission and to the public as herein provided. Such notice shall be given by filing with the commission and keeping open for public inspection new schedules stating plainly the change or changes to be made in the schedule or schedules then in force, and the time when the change or changes will go into effect. The commission, for good cause shown, may allow changes without requiring the thirty (30) days’ notice herein provided for, by an order specifying the changes so to be made and the time when they shall take effect, and the manner in which they shall be filed and published. When any change is proposed in any rate, fare, toll, rental, charge or classification, or in any form of contract or agreement or in any rule, regulation or contract relating to or affecting any rate, fare, toll, rental, charge, classification or service, or in any privilege or facility, attention shall be directed to such change on the schedule filed with the commission by some character to be designated by the commission, immediately preceding or following the item.  History: [(61-307) 1913, ch. 61, sec. 14, p. 248; reen. C.L. 106:50; C.S., sec. 2417; I.C.A., sec. 59-307.]
ID Code § 61-308 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 61 - PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATION|Chapter 3 - DUTIES OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|Section 61-308 - SCHEDULES — JOINT RATES.

61-308. SCHEDULES — JOINT RATES. The names of the several public utilities which are parties to any joint tariff, rate, fare, toll contract, classification or charge shall be specified in the schedule or schedules showing the same. Unless otherwise ordered by the commission, a schedule showing such joint tariff, rate, fare, toll, contract, classification or charge need be filed with the commission by only one (1) of the parties to it: provided, that there is also filed with the commission in such form as the commission may require a concurrence in such joint tariff rate, fare, toll, contract, classification or charge by each of the other parties thereto.  History: [(61-308) 1913, ch. 61, sec. 15, p. 248; compiled and reen. C.L. 106:51; C.S., sec. 2418; I.C.A., sec. 59-308.]
ID Code § 61-309 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 61 - PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATION|Chapter 3 - DUTIES OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|Section 61-309 - SCHEDULES — FILING BY COMMON CARRIERS A PRECEDENT TO DO BUSINESS.

61-309. SCHEDULES — FILING BY COMMON CARRIERS A PRECEDENT TO DO BUSINESS. No common carrier subject to the provisions of this act shall engage or participate in the transportation of persons or property, between points within this state, until its schedules of rates, fares, charges and classifications shall have been filed and published in accordance with the provisions of this act.  History: [(61-309) 1913, ch. 61, sec. 16a(1), p. 248; reen. 1915, ch. 113, sec. 1, subd. 16a(1), p. 257; compiled and reen. C.L. 106:52; C.S., sec. 2419; I.C.A., sec. 59-309.]
ID Code § 61-310 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 61 - PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATION|Chapter 3 - DUTIES OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|Section 61-310 - ONLY SCHEDULE RATES TO BE CHARGED.

61-310. ONLY SCHEDULE RATES TO BE CHARGED. No common carrier except as in this act otherwise provided shall charge, demand, collect or receive a greater or less or different compensation for the transportation of persons or property, or for any service in connection therewith than the rates, fares and charges applicable to such transportation as specified in its schedules filed and in effect at the time; nor shall any such carrier refund or remit in any manner or by any device any portion of the rates, fares or charges so specified except upon order of the commission as hereinafter provided, nor extend to any corporation or person any privilege or facility in the transportation of passengers or property except such as are regularly and uniformly extended to all corporations and persons.  History: [(61-310) 1913, ch. 61, sec. 16a(2), p. 248; reen. 1915, ch. 113, sec. 1, subd. 16a(2), p. 258; reen. C.L. 106:53; C.S., sec. 2420; I.C.A., sec. 59-310.]
ID Code § 61-312 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 61 - PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATION|Chapter 3 - DUTIES OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|Section 61-312 - PROPERTY HANDLED FREE — REDUCED RATES FOR DEPENDENTS.

61-312. PROPERTY HANDLED FREE — REDUCED RATES FOR DEPENDENTS. Nothing in this act shall prevent the carriage, storage or handling of property free or at reduced rates for the United States, state, county or municipal governments, or for charitable purposes, or for relief in cases of general epidemic, pestilence or other calamitous visitation, or property to or from fairs and expositions for exhibition thereat, or the free carriage of destitute and homeless persons transported by charitable societies, and the necessary agents employed in such transportation, or the issuance of mileage, excursion or commutation passenger tickets; nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit any common carrier from giving reduced rates to ministers of religion, or to municipal governments for the transportation of indigent persons, or to inmates of the national homes or state homes for disabled volunteer soldiers, and of soldiers’ and sailors’ orphan homes, including those about to enter and those returning home after discharge, under arrangements with the boards of managers of said homes, or to veterans of the civil war; nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent a common carrier from transporting, storing or handling free or at reduced rates the household goods and personal effects of its employees, or persons entering or leaving its service, and of persons killed or dying while in its service, or exchanging passes or tickets with other railroad companies for their officers and employees; nothing in this act shall prevent the issuance of joint interchangeable mileage tickets, with special privileges as to the amount of free baggage that may be carried under such mileage tickets: provided further, that passenger transportation may issue to the proprietors and employees of newspapers and magazines and the members of their immediate families, in exchange for advertising space in such newspapers or magazines at full rates, subject, however, to such reasonable restrictions as the commission may impose.  History: [(61-312) 1913, ch. 61, sec. 16a(4), p. 248; am. 1915, ch. 113, sec. 1, subd. 16a(4), p. 259; reen. C.L. 106:57; C.S., sec. 2424; I.C.A., sec. 59-312.]
ID Code § 61-313 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 61 - PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATION|Chapter 3 - DUTIES OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|Section 61-313 - SCHEDULE CHARGES ONLY PERMITTED.

61-313. SCHEDULE CHARGES ONLY PERMITTED. Except as in this act otherwise provided, no public utility shall charge, demand, collect or receive a greater or lesser or different compensation from any product or commodity furnished or to be furnished or for any service rendered or to be rendered than the rates, tolls, rentals and charges applicable to such product or commodity or service as specified in its schedules on file and in effect at the time, nor shall any such public utility refund or remit, directly or indirectly, in any manner or by any device, any portion of the rates, tolls, rentals and charges so specified nor extend to any corporation or person any form of contract or agreement or any rule or regulation of any facility or privilege except such as are specified in such schedules and as are regularly and uniformly extended to all corporations and persons: provided, that messages by telephone or cable, subject to the provisions of this act, may be classified by the utility into day, night, repeated, unrepeated, letter, commercial, press, government and such other classes of messages: provided further, that nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent telephone and cable companies from entering into contract with common carriers for the exchange of service at rates common to all common carriers of like class.  History: [(61-313) 1913, ch. 61, sec. 16b, p. 248; reen. 1915, ch. 113, sec. 1, subd. 16b, p. 260; reen. C.L. 106:58; C.S., sec. 2425; I.C.A., sec. 59-313; am. 1984, ch. 106, sec. 1, p. 247; am. 2017, ch. 58, sec. 31, p. 126.]
ID Code § 61-314 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 61 - PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATION|Chapter 3 - DUTIES OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|Section 61-314 - SCHEDULE OF RATES WITHIN AND WITHOUT STATE.

61-314. SCHEDULE OF RATES WITHIN AND WITHOUT STATE. Every common carrier and every telephone corporation shall print and file or cause to be filed with the commission, schedules showing all rates, fares, tolls, rentals, charges and classifications for the transportation of persons or property or the transmission of messages or conversations between all points within this state and all points without the state upon its route, and between all points within this state and all points without the state upon every route leased, operated or controlled by it, and between all points on its route or upon any route, leased, operated or controlled by it within this state and all points without the state upon the route of any other common carrier or telephone corporation whenever a through route and joint rate shall have been established between any two (2) such points.  History: [(61-314) 1913, ch. 61, sec. 17, p. 248; reen. C.L. 106:59; C.S., sec. 2426; I.C.A., sec. 59-314; am. 1984, ch. 106, sec. 2, p. 247.]
ID Code § 61-315 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 61 - PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATION|Chapter 3 - DUTIES OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|Section 61-315 - DISCRIMINATION AND PREFERENCE PROHIBITED.

61-315. DISCRIMINATION AND PREFERENCE PROHIBITED. No public utility shall, as to rates, charges, service, facilities or in any other respect, make or grant any preference or advantage to any corporation or person or subject any corporation or person to any prejudice or disadvantage. No public utility shall establish or maintain any unreasonable difference as to rates, charges, service, facilities or in any other respect, either as between localities or as between classes of service. The commission shall have the power to determine any question of fact arising under this section.  History: [(61-315) 1913, ch. 61, sec. 18, p. 248; reen. C.L. 106:60; C.S., sec. 2427; I.C.A., sec. 59-315.]
ID Code § 61-315A (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 61 - PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATION|Chapter 3 - DUTIES OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|Section 61-315A - CERTAIN INVERTED RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICAL RATE STRUCTURES PROHIBITED — EXPIRATION.

61-315A. CERTAIN INVERTED RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICAL RATE STRUCTURES PROHIBITED — EXPIRATION. All inverted rate structures imposed on residential electric customers which have not been formally approved by the commission prior to July 1, 1981, are hereby prohibited effective July 1, 1982. The prohibition provided herein shall automatically expire July 1, 1984, unless extended by further action of the legislature.  History: [61-315A, added 1982, ch. 370, sec. 1, p. 929.]
ID Code § 61-316 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 61 - PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATION|Chapter 3 - DUTIES OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|Section 61-316 - PROFITS.

61-316. PROFITS. Nothing in this act shall be taken to prohibit any public utility from itself profiting, to the extent permitted by the commission, from any economies, efficiencies or improvements which it may make, and from distributing by way of dividends or otherwise disposing of the profits to which it may be so entitled, and the commission is authorized to make or permit such arrangement or arrangements with any public utility as it may deem wise for the purpose of encouraging economies, efficiencies, or improvements and securing to the public utility making the same such portion, if any, of the profits thereof, as the commission may determine.  History: [61-316, added 1913, ch. 61, sec. 19, p. 248; reen. C.L. 106:61; C.S., sec. 2428; I.C.A., sec. 59-316.]
ID Code § 61-317 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 61 - PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATION|Chapter 3 - DUTIES OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|Section 61-317 - SLIDING SCALE OF CHARGES — AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT.

61-317. SLIDING SCALE OF CHARGES — AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT. Nothing in this act shall be taken to prohibit a corporation or person engaged in the production, generation, transmission or furnishing of heat, light, water or power, or telephone service, from establishing a sliding scale of charges: provided, that a schedule showing such scale of charges shall first have been filed with the commission and such schedule and each rate set out therein approved by it. Nothing in this act shall be taken to prohibit any such corporation or person from entering into an arrangement for a fixed period for the automatic adjustment of charges for heat, light, water or power or telephone service, in relation to the dividends to be paid to stockholders of such corporation, or the profit to be realized by such person: provided, that a schedule showing the scale of charges under such arrangements shall first have been filed with the commission and such schedule and each rate set out therein approved by it. Nothing in this section shall prevent the commission from revoking its approval at any time and fixing other rates and charges for the product or commodity or service, as authorized by this act.  History: [61-317, added 1913, ch. 61, sec. 20, p. 248; reen. C.L. 106:62; C.S., sec. 2429; I.C.A., sec. 59-317; am. 1984, ch. 106, sec. 3, p. 248.]