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WY Stat § 37-2-215 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 2 - Public Service Commission|Article 2 - Reports, Investigations and Hearings|Section 37-2-215 - Prosecution of Violations.

37-2-215. Prosecution of violations.| Whenever the commission shall be of the opinion that any public utility is failing or omitting, or is about to fail or omit to do anything required of it by this act, or by any order of the commission, or is doing anything or is about to do anything or permit anything to be done contrary to or in violation of the provisions of this act, or of any order of the commission, it may begin and prosecute in any district court of this state an appropriate action in law or in equity to remedy or to prevent such real or proposed violation.
WY Stat § 37-2-216 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 2 - Public Service Commission|Article 2 - Reports, Investigations and Hearings|Section 37-2-216 - Venue.

37-2-216. Venue.| All provisions of the law of this state relating to venue shall apply to proceedings under this act, and in addition any action at law or in equity to enforce the provisions of this act, or of any order of the commission, or to prevent any proposed violation thereof, may be commenced in the district court in and for the county in which the principal office of the commission is located or in the county where the principal office in the state of the public utility is located.
WY Stat § 37-2-217 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 2 - Public Service Commission|Article 2 - Reports, Investigations and Hearings|Section 37-2-217 - Jurisdiction.

37-2-217. Jurisdiction.| All provisions of the laws of this state prescribing the duties and jurisdiction of the courts thereof shall apply to this act, and in addition it shall be the duty of the district court of the county in which the commission has its principal office to entertain and determine all actions commenced under the provisions of this act, or of any order of the commission by mandamus, or by injunctions, or by any other appropriate remedy.
WY Stat § 37-2-218 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 2 - Public Service Commission|Article 2 - Reports, Investigations and Hearings|Section 37-2-218 - Refund of Excess Charges.

37-2-218. Refund of excess charges.| Whenever any public utility shall charge, collect or receive any rate or rates in excess of the rates fixed in the schedule of charges then in force, as provided in this act, it shall be the duty of such public utility straightway to refund to the person paying such excessive rates the difference between the lawful rates fixed in such schedule and the rates so charged, collected or received.
WY Stat § 37-2-219 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 2 - Public Service Commission|Article 2 - Reports, Investigations and Hearings|Section 37-2-219 - Who May Appeal Commission Decision or Action; Manner and Extent of Appeal.

37-2-219. Who may appeal commission decision or action; manner and extent of appeal.| Any party in interest or any person or party authorized under W.S. 37-2-118, to file an original complaint before the commission, may appeal from a final decision or other commission action or inaction, in the same manner, and to the same extent, as provided by the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.
WY Stat § 37-2-220 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 2 - Public Service Commission|Article 2 - Reports, Investigations and Hearings|Section 37-2-220 - Process, Evidence as in Civil Actions.

37-2-220. Process, evidence as in civil actions.| In all actions and proceedings in court arising under this act, all processes shall be served and the practice and rules of evidence shall be the same as in civil actions or in suits in equity, except as otherwise herein provided. Every sheriff or other officer empowered to execute civil process shall execute any process issued under the provisions of this act and shall receive such compensation therefor, as may be prescribed by law for similar services.
WY Stat § 37-2-221 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 2 - Public Service Commission|Article 2 - Reports, Investigations and Hearings|Section 37-2-221 - Injunction.

37-2-221. Injunction.| No injunction shall issue suspending or staying any order of the commission, except upon application to the district court in and for the county in which the commission has its principal office, or the presiding judge thereof, or the federal court or judge having jurisdiction there, and upon notice to the commission and hearing.
WY Stat § 37-2-222 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 2 - Public Service Commission|Article 2 - Reports, Investigations and Hearings|Section 37-2-222 - Undercharges for Electricity and Gas; Collection Permitted; Restrictions.

37-2-222. Undercharges for electricity and gas; collection permitted; restrictions.| (a) Whenever a public utility supplying gas, natural gas or electricity has undercharged any customer as the result of a meter or metering inaccuracy or other continuing problem under its control, the utility may only bill the customer for the amount of the unmetered gas or electricity rendered in the one hundred eighty-three (183) days immediately prior to the date the utility remedies the meter inaccuracy. The maximum portion of the undercharge for unmetered gas or electricity rendered that may be recovered from the customer in any billing month shall be determined by dividing the amount of the undercharge by twelve (12) and the quotient is the maximum portion of the undercharge that the utility may, subject to subsection (c) of this section, recover from the customer in any billing month, in addition to either regular monthly charges of any type or regular level payment amounts billed in accordance with an agreement between the customer and the utility. Subject to subsection (c) of this section, the time period over which the undercharge may be collected shall be twelve (12) consecutive months.  (b) No utility shall recover any interest charge, service charge or fee, whether or not a percentage is utilized for its computation, for billings made pursuant to this section.  (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the customer from paying an undercharge or any portion thereof in a time shorter than that stated in this section. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a gas, natural gas or electric utility from collecting an undercharge or any portion thereof in a time longer than that stated in this section.  (d) A gas, natural gas or electric utility may not collect any amount otherwise permitted to be collected under this section unless the utility, in the first bill the purpose of which is to collect the amount for unmetered gas or electric service, states the entire amount that it seeks to collect.  (e) No gas, natural gas or electric utility required to follow this section in order to collect an undercharge from a customer may shut off the service of the customer except for safety reasons, except in the event of a request by the customer and except to enforce a shut-off provision in its filed tariffs with the commission that is triggered by nonpayment by a customer of a lawfully owing past due amount.  (f) This section does not apply to any act that is an offense under W.S. 37-12-111 through 37-12-118, or where a physical act of a customer or its agent causes inaccurate or no recording of the meter reading or inaccurate or no measurement of the gas or electricity rendered.
WY Stat § 37-2-401 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 2 - Public Service Commission|Article 4 - Consumer Advocate|Section 37-2-401 - Office of Consumer Advocate Created; Purpose.

37-2-401. Office of consumer advocate created; purpose.| The office of consumer advocate is created as a separate division within the public service commission. The office of consumer advocate shall represent the interests of Wyoming citizens and all classes of utility customers in matters involving public utilities. In the exercise of its powers the office of the consumer advocate shall consider all relevant factors, including, but not limited to, the provision of safe, efficient and reliable utility services at just and reasonable prices.
WY Stat § 37-2-402 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 2 - Public Service Commission|Article 4 - Consumer Advocate|Section 37-2-402 - Consumer Advocate; Powers and Duties.

37-2-402. Consumer advocate; powers and duties.| (a) The consumer advocate shall have the power to:  (i) Act as a party in any proceeding before the commission, with the same rights and subject to the same obligations and requirements and limitations on ex parte communications, including confidentiality requirements, as other parties to the proceeding;  (ii) Appeal actions of the commission in accordance with W.S. 37-2-219;  (iii) Seek permission to appear as amicus curiae in any court proceeding in order to accomplish the purposes specified in this article;  (iv) Provide information and assistance to individual consumers regarding proceedings within the jurisdiction of the commission.  (b) In any commission docketed case initiated by the regulated company in which the consumer advocate is a party, the consumer advocate shall have the same access to books, maps, contracts, reports and records of every description as the commission. For all other instances, the consumer advocate shall have the same access as other parties.  (c) The consumer advocate shall not advocate for or on behalf of any individual, organization or entity.  (d) The consumer advocate may enter into stipulations with other parties in any proceeding to balance the interests of those it represents with the interests of the public utilities as means of minimizing the weaknesses of the adversarial process, improving the quality of resulting decisions in a highly technical environment and minimizing the cost of regulation.  (e) In any case where the office of consumer advocate does not intervene, the commission shall have the authority to authorize its staff to participate as a party before the commission. The commission shall exercise this authority not later than five (5) business days following the deadline for any intervention.
WY Stat § 37-2-403 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 2 - Public Service Commission|Article 4 - Consumer Advocate|Section 37-2-403 - Consumer Advocate; Administrator and Staff.

37-2-403. Consumer advocate; administrator and staff.| The administrative head of the division shall be an administrator appointed by the governor with senate confirmation. The administrator shall employ and supervise personnel as authorized by legislative appropriation. Except as provided in W.S. 37-2-404 the employees of the office of consumer advocate shall not be supervised or directed by the commission.
WY Stat § 37-2-404 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 2 - Public Service Commission|Article 4 - Consumer Advocate|Section 37-2-404 - Consumer Advocate; Funding and Expenses.

37-2-404. Consumer advocate; funding and expenses.| (a) Funding for the office of consumer advocate shall be included in the commission's budget and collected through the utility assessment. Incidental administrative and clerical services for the office of consumer advocate shall be provided by the commission. The commission shall decide all matters of shared administrative and clerical personnel.  (b) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 62, § 1.
WY Stat § 37-3-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 3 - Rates, Interchange of Services and Safety|Article 1 - In General|Section 37-3-101 - Rates to Be Just, Reasonable and Uniform; Exceptions.

37-3-101. Rates to be just, reasonable and uniform; exceptions.| All rates shall be just and reasonable, and all unjust and unreasonable rates are prohibited. A rate shall not be considered unjust or unreasonable on the basis that it is innovative in form or in substance, that it takes into consideration competitive marketplace elements or that it provides for incentives to a public utility. Except as otherwise provided in W.S. 15-7-407, no public utility shall in any manner charge, demand, collect or receive from any person greater or less or different compensation for any service rendered or to be rendered by the public utility than is charged, demanded, collected or received by the public utility from any other person for a like and contemporaneous service under similar circumstances and conditions. The commission may determine that rates for the same service may vary depending on cost, the competitive marketplace, the need for universally available and affordable service, the need for contribution to the joint and common costs of the public utility, volume and other discounts, and other reasonable business practices. Nothing in this title shall prohibit any public utility from furnishing free or reduced rate service to its current or pensioned employees and dependent family members under rates approved by the commission.
WY Stat § 37-3-102 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 3 - Rates, Interchange of Services and Safety|Article 1 - In General|Section 37-3-102 - Only Prescribed Rates to Be Charged.

37-3-102. Only prescribed rates to be charged.| No public utility shall directly or indirectly, by any device whatsoever, or in anywise, charge, demand, collect or receive from any person a greater or less or different compensation for any service rendered or to be rendered by such public utility than that prescribed in the schedules of such public utility then filed and published in the manner provided in this act, nor shall any person receive or accept any service from a public utility for a compensation greater, less or in any way different from that prescribed in such schedules.
WY Stat § 37-3-107 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 3 - Rates, Interchange of Services and Safety|Article 1 - In General|Section 37-3-107 - Rates for Joint Service by Public Utilities.

37-3-107. Rates for joint service by public utilities.| When joint service is participated in by two or more public utilities the commission after hearing on complaint or on its own motion without complaint, may ascertain, determine, and fix for such services just and reasonable rates, which shall be charged, enforced, collected and observed by such public utilities.
WY Stat § 37-3-108 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 3 - Rates, Interchange of Services and Safety|Article 1 - In General|Section 37-3-108 - Apportionment of Joint Rates.

37-3-108. Apportionment of joint rates.| Whenever the public utilities involved shall fail to agree among themselves upon the apportionment or division of any joint rate established by the commission or ordered by the commission substituted for any joint rate found to violate any provision of this act, the commission may issue a supplemental order declaring the apportionment or division of such joint rate.
WY Stat § 37-3-109 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 3 - Rates, Interchange of Services and Safety|Article 1 - In General|Section 37-3-109 - Investigation of Interstate Rates; Application for Relief.

37-3-109. Investigation of interstate rates; application for relief.| The commission may investigate all existing or proposed interstate rates, where any act under such rate shall or may take place within this state. When such rates are, in the opinion of the commission, unjust, unreasonable, unjustly discriminatory, unduly preferential or otherwise, or in any respect in violation of the provisions of the act to regulate commerce or of any other act of congress or in conflict with the rules and orders of the surface transportation board or any other department of the federal government, the commission may apply for relief by petition or otherwise to the surface transportation board or to any other department of the federal government or to any court of competent jurisdiction.
WY Stat § 37-3-110 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 3 - Rates, Interchange of Services and Safety|Article 1 - In General|Section 37-3-110 - Schedules of Rates to Be Filed and Available to Public; Forms Prescribed to Conform to Federal Forms.

37-3-110. Schedules of rates to be filed and available to public; forms prescribed to conform to federal forms.| Within a time to be fixed by the commission, every public utility shall file with the commission, and keep open to public inspection as this commission may direct, schedules showing all rates for every service rendered or to be rendered by it. The commission may determine and prescribe the form of the schedules required by this act to be filed with the commission and kept open to public inspection and all changes therein, and change the form from time to time if it shall be found expedient; provided, however, that in respect to public utilities subject to act of congress to regulate commerce and any amendments thereof, the commission shall have such form or forms prescribed by it conform to any similar form prescribed by the surface transportation board.
WY Stat § 37-3-111 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 3 - Rates, Interchange of Services and Safety|Article 1 - In General|Section 37-3-111 - Contracts to Be Filed; Statements of Free or Reduced Rate Service Required.

37-3-111. Contracts to be filed; statements of free or reduced rate service required.| Every public utility shall file with the commission copies of contracts, agreements or arrangements to which it may be a party, as the commission may designate. Every public utility shall, whenever required by the commission, file with the commission statements of passes, tickets, mileage books or franks, issued by the public utility, free or at rates lower than those open to the public in general, or of other authorization of service free or at reduced rates, these statements to cover the periods of time and classes of service, and to include information connected with the issuance thereof, as the commission may prescribe.
WY Stat § 37-3-112 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 3 - Rates, Interchange of Services and Safety|Article 1 - In General|Section 37-3-112 - Service to Be Adequate and Safe; Regulations to Be Just and Reasonable; Unjust Discrimination or Undue Preference as to Service Prohibited.

37-3-112. Service to be adequate and safe; regulations to be just and reasonable; unjust discrimination or undue preference as to service prohibited.| The service and facilities of every public utility shall be adequate and safe and every service regulation shall be just and reasonable. The commission shall have the authority to investigate, consider and determine standards for availability or reliability of service that are objectively established by rule consistent with commonly accepted industry standards. It shall be unlawful for any public utility to make or permit to exist any unjust discrimination or undue preference with respect to its service, facilities or service regulations. This provision shall not be construed as prohibiting a public utility from establishing classifications which distinguish among its various services, facilities or service regulations if the classifications are not unduly discriminatory among the customers in the same class of service.
WY Stat § 37-3-113 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 3 - Rates, Interchange of Services and Safety|Article 1 - In General|Section 37-3-113 - Interchange and Transfer of Messages, Service and Other Facilities.

37-3-113. Interchange and transfer of messages, service and other facilities.| (a) Every public utility shall afford all reasonable, proper and equal facilities for the prompt and efficient interchange and transfer of passengers, property, cars loaded or empty, messages, service, or other facilities between the lines, plants or systems owned, operated, controlled or leased by it, and the lines, plants or systems of every other public utility, and shall make such interchange and transfer promptly without discrimination between shippers, passengers, carriers and all persons either as to compensation charged, service and facilities rendered or afforded. Every public utility operating within the state shall receive and transmit without delay or discrimination, any message, service, passenger or property or facility of or from every other similar public utility with whose line or plant or system a physical connection may have been made. But this act shall not be construed as requiring any public utility to give the use of its tracks or terminal facilities to another public utility engaged in like business.  (b) Nothing in this section contained shall be construed as in anywise limiting or modifying the duty of a public utility to establish joint rates, fares and charges for the transportation of passengers, property, messages, service or other facilities over the lines, plants or systems owned, operated, controlled or leased by it and the lines, plants or systems of other similar public utility, nor as in any manner limiting or modifying the power of the commission to require the establishment of such joint rates, fares and charges, such public utilities have failed to agree upon such use or the terms or conditions of compensation for the same, the commission may by order direct that such use may be permitted, and prescribe a reasonable compensation and reasonable terms and conditions for such joint use. Said commission however, shall not direct or sanction such joint use except in case of clear necessity.