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WA Rev Code § 80.04.260 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.04 - Regulations—General.|80.04.260 - Summary proceedings.

RCW 80.04.260 Summary proceedings.Whenever the commission shall be of opinion that any public service company is failing or omitting, or about to fail or omit, to do anything required of it by law, or by order, direction or requirement of the commission, or is doing anything, or about to do anything, or permitting anything, or about to permit anything to be done contrary to or in violation of law or of any order, direction or requirement of the commission authorized by this title, it shall direct the attorney general to commence an action or proceeding in the superior court of the state of Washington for Thurston county, or in the superior court of any county in which such company may do business, in the name of the state of Washington on the relation of the commission, for the purpose of having such violations or threatened violations stopped and prevented, either by mandamus or injunction. The attorney general shall thereupon begin such action or proceeding by petition to such superior court, alleging the violation complained of, and praying for the appropriate relief by way of mandamus or injunction. It shall thereupon be the duty of the court to specify a time, not exceeding twenty days after the service of the copy of the petition, within which the public service company complained of must answer the petition. In case of default in answer or after answer, the court shall immediately inquire into the facts and circumstances in such manner as the court shall direct, without other or formal pleadings, and without respect to any technical requirement. Such persons or corporations as the court may deem necessary or proper to be joined as parties, in order to make its judgment, order or writ effective, may be joined as parties. The final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall either dismiss the action or proceeding or direct that the writ of mandamus or injunction, or both, issue as prayed for in the petition, or in such other modified form as the court may determine will afford appropriate relief. Appellate review of the final judgment may be sought in the same manner and with the same effect as review of judgments of the superior court in actions to review orders of the commission. All provisions of this chapter relating to the time of review, the manner of perfecting the same, the filing of briefs, hearings and supersedeas, shall apply to appeals to the supreme court or the court of appeals under the provisions of this section.[ 1988 c 202 § 61; 1971 c 81 § 140; 1961 c 14 § 80.04.260. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 93; RRS § 10442.]NOTES:Severability—1988 c 202: See note following RCW 2.24.050.
WA Rev Code § 80.04.270 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.04 - Regulations—General.|80.04.270 - Merchandise accounts to be kept separate.

RCW 80.04.270 Merchandise accounts to be kept separate.Any public service company engaging in the sale of merchandise or appliances or equipment shall keep separate accounts, as prescribed by the commission, of its capital employed in such business and of its revenues therefrom and operating expenses thereof. The capital employed in such business shall not constitute a part of the fair value of said company's property for rate making purposes, nor shall the revenues from or operating expenses of such business constitute a part of the operating revenues and expenses of said company as a public service company. For purposes of this section, the providing of competitive telephone service, as defined in RCW 82.04.065, shall not constitute the sale of merchandise, appliances, or equipment, unless the commission determines that it would be in the public interest to hold otherwise.[ 1983 2nd ex.s. c 3 § 40; 1981 c 144 § 5; 1961 c 14 § 80.04.270. Prior: 1933 c 165 § 8; RRS § 10458-2.]NOTES:Construction—Severability—Effective dates—1983 2nd ex.s. c 3: See notes following RCW 82.04.255.Intent—Severability—Effective date—1981 c 144: See notes following RCW 82.16.010.
WA Rev Code § 80.04.280 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.04 - Regulations—General.|80.04.280 - Purchase and sale of stock by employees.

RCW 80.04.280 Purchase and sale of stock by employees.No public service company shall permit any employee to sell, offer for sale, or solicit the purchase of any security of any other person or corporation during such hours as such employee is engaged to perform any duty of such public service company; nor shall any public service company by any means or device require any employee to purchase or contract to purchase any of its securities or those of any other person or corporation; nor shall any public service company require any employee to permit the deduction from his or her wages or salary of any sum as a payment or to be applied as a payment of any purchase or contract to purchase any security of such public service company or of any other person or corporation.[ 2013 c 23 § 276; 1961 c 14 § 80.04.280. Prior: 1933 c 165 § 9; RRS § 10458-3.]
WA Rev Code § 80.04.290 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.04 - Regulations—General.|80.04.290 - Sales of stock to employees and customers.

RCW 80.04.290 Sales of stock to employees and customers.A corporate public service company, either heretofore or hereafter organized under the laws of this state, may sell to its employees and customers any increase of its capital stock, or part thereof, without first offering it to existing stockholders: PROVIDED, That such sale is approved by the holders of a majority of the capital stock, at a regular or special meeting held after notice given as to the time, place, and object thereof as provided by law and the bylaws of the company. Such sales shall be at prices and in amounts for each purchaser and upon terms and conditions as set forth in the resolution passed at the stockholders' meeting, or in a resolution passed at a subsequent meeting of the board of trustees if the resolution passed at the stockholders' meeting shall authorize the board to determine prices, amounts, terms, and conditions, except that in either event, a minimum price for the stock must be fixed in the resolution passed at the stockholders' meeting.[ 1961 c 14 § 80.04.290. Prior: 1955 c 79 § 2; 1923 c 110 § 1; RRS § 10344-1.]
WA Rev Code § 80.04.300 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.04 - Regulations—General.|80.04.300 - Budgets to be filed by companies—Supplementary budgets.

RCW 80.04.300 Budgets to be filed by companies—Supplementary budgets.The commission may regulate, restrict, and control the budgets of expenditures of public service companies. Each company shall prepare a budget showing the amount of money which, in its judgment, will be needed during the ensuing year for maintenance, operation, and construction, classified by accounts as prescribed by the commission, and shall within ten days of the date it is approved by the company file it with the commission for its investigation and approval or rejection. When a budget has been filed the commission shall examine into and investigate it to determine whether the expenditures therein proposed are fair and reasonable and not contrary to public interest.Adjustments or additions to budget expenditures may be made from time to time during the year by filing a supplementary budget with the commission for its investigation and approval or rejection.[ 1961 c 14 § 80.04.300. Prior: 1959 c 248 § 11; prior: 1933 c 165 § 10, part; RRS § 10458-4, part.]
WA Rev Code § 80.04.310 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.04 - Regulations—General.|80.04.310 - Commission's control over expenditures.

RCW 80.04.310 Commission's control over expenditures.The commission may, both as to original and supplementary budgets, prior to the making or contracting for the expenditure of any item therein, and after notice to the company and a hearing thereon, reject any item of the budget. The commission may require any company to furnish further information, data, or detail as to any proposed item of expenditure.Failure of the commission to object to any item of expenditure within ninety days of the filing of any original budget or within thirty days of the filing of any supplementary budget shall constitute authority to the company to proceed with the making of or contracting for such expenditure, but such authority may be terminated any time by objection made thereto by the commission prior to the making of or contracting for such expenditure.Examination, investigation, and determination of the budget by the commission shall not bar or estop it from later determining whether any of the expenditures made thereunder are fair, reasonable, and commensurate with the service, material, supplies, or equipment received.[ 1987 c 38 § 1; 1961 c 14 § 80.04.310. Prior: 1959 c 248 § 12; prior: 1933 c 165 § 10, part; RRS § 10458-4, part.]
WA Rev Code § 80.04.320 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.04 - Regulations—General.|80.04.320 - Budget rules.

RCW 80.04.320 Budget rules.The commission may prescribe the necessary rules to place RCW 80.04.300 through 80.04.330 in operation. It may, by rule, establish criteria to exempt companies in whole or in part from the operation thereof. The commission may upon request of any company withhold from publication during such time as the commission may deem advisable any portion of any original or supplementary budget relating to proposed capital expenditures.[ 1989 c 107 § 3; 1961 c 14 § 80.04.320. Prior: 1959 c 248 § 13; prior: 1933 c 165 § 10, part; RRS § 10458-4, part.]
WA Rev Code § 80.04.330 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.04 - Regulations—General.|80.04.330 - Effect of unauthorized expenditure—Emergencies.

RCW 80.04.330 Effect of unauthorized expenditure—Emergencies.Any public service company may make or contract for any rejected item of expenditure, but in such case the same shall not be allowed as an operating expense, or as to items of construction, as a part of the fair value of the company's property used and useful in serving the public: PROVIDED, That such items of construction may at any time thereafter be so allowed in whole or in part upon proof that they are used and useful. Any company may upon the happening of any emergency caused by fire, flood, explosion, storm, earthquake, riot, or insurrection, or for the immediate preservation or restoration to condition of usefulness of any of its property, the usefulness of which has been destroyed by accident, make the necessary expenditure therefor free from the operation of RCW 80.04.300 through 80.04.330.Any finding and order entered by the commission shall be in effect until vacated and set aside in proper proceedings for review thereof.[ 1961 c 14 § 80.04.330. Prior: 1959 c 248 § 14; prior: 1933 c 165 § 10, part; RRS § 10458-4, part.]
WA Rev Code § 80.04.350 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.04 - Regulations—General.|80.04.350 - Depreciation and retirement accounts.

RCW 80.04.350 Depreciation and retirement accounts.The commission shall have power after hearing to require any or all public service companies to carry proper and adequate depreciation or retirement accounts in accordance with such rules, regulations and forms of accounts as the commission may prescribe. The commission may from time to time ascertain and by order fix the proper and adequate rates of depreciation or retirement of the several classes of property of each public service company. Each public service company shall conform its depreciation or retirement accounts to the rates so prescribed. In fixing the rate of the annual depreciation or retirement charge, the commission may consider the rate and amount theretofore charged by the company for depreciation or retirement.The commission shall have and exercise like power and authority over all other reserve accounts of public service companies.[ 1961 c 14 § 80.04.350. Prior: 1937 c 169 § 4; 1933 c 165 § 13; RRS § 10458-7.]
WA Rev Code § 80.04.360 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.04 - Regulations—General.|80.04.360 - Earnings in excess of reasonable rate—Consideration in fixing rates.

RCW 80.04.360 Earnings in excess of reasonable rate—Consideration in fixing rates.If any public service company earns in the period of five consecutive years immediately preceding the commission order fixing rates for such company a net utility operating income in excess of a reasonable rate of return upon the fair value of its property used and useful in the public service, the commission shall take official notice of such fact and of whether any such excess earnings shall have been invested in such company's plant or otherwise used for purposes beneficial to the consumers of such company and may consider such facts in fixing rates for such company.[ 1961 c 14 § 80.04.360. Prior: 1959 c 285 § 2; 1933 c 165 § 14; RRS § 10458-8.]
WA Rev Code § 80.04.380 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.04 - Regulations—General.|80.04.380 - Penalties—Violations by public service companies.

RCW 80.04.380 Penalties—Violations by public service companies.Every public service company, and all officers, agents and employees of any public service company, shall obey, observe and comply with every order, rule, direction or requirement made by the commission under authority of this title, so long as the same shall be and remain in force. Any public service company which shall violate or fail to comply with any provision of this title, or which fails, omits or neglects to obey, observe or comply with any order, rule, or any direction, demand or requirement of the commission, shall be subject to a penalty of not to exceed the sum of one thousand dollars for each and every offense. Every violation of any such order, direction or requirement of this title shall be a separate and distinct offense, and in case of a continuing violation every day's continuance thereof shall be and be deemed to be a separate and distinct offense.[ 1961 c 14 § 80.04.380. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 94; RRS § 10443. Formerly RCW 80.04.380, part. FORMER PART OF SECTION: 1911 c 117 § 96 now in RCW 80.04.387.]
WA Rev Code § 80.04.385 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.04 - Regulations—General.|80.04.385 - Penalties—Violations by officers, agents, and employees of public service companies.

RCW 80.04.385 Penalties—Violations by officers, agents, and employees of public service companies.Every officer, agent or employee of any public service company, who shall violate or fail to comply with, or who procures, aids or abets any violation by any public service company of any provision of this title, or who shall fail to obey, observe or comply with any order of the commission, or any provision of any order of the commission, or who procures, aids or abets any such public service company in its failure to obey, observe and comply with any such order or provision, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.[ 1961 c 14 § 80.04.385. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 95; RRS § 10444. Formerly RCW 80.04.390, part.]
WA Rev Code § 80.04.387 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.04 - Regulations—General.|80.04.387 - Penalties—Violations by other corporations.

RCW 80.04.387 Penalties—Violations by other corporations.Every corporation, other than a public service company, which shall violate any provision of this title, or which shall fail to obey, observe or comply with any order of the commission under authority of this title, so long as the same shall be and remain in force, shall be subject to a penalty of not to exceed the sum of one thousand dollars for each and every offense. Every such violation shall be a separate and distinct offense, and the penalty shall be recovered in an action as provided in RCW 80.04.400.[ 1961 c 14 § 80.04.387. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 96; RRS § 10445. Formerly RCW 80.04.380, part.]
WA Rev Code § 80.04.390 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.04 - Regulations—General.|80.04.390 - Penalties—Violations by persons.

RCW 80.04.390 Penalties—Violations by persons.Every person who, either individually, or acting as an officer or agent of a corporation other than a public service company, shall violate any provision of this title, or fail to observe, obey or comply with any order made by the commission under this title, so long as the same shall be or remain in force, or who shall procure, aid or abet any such corporation in its violation of this title, or in its failure to obey, observe or comply with any such order, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.[ 1961 c 14 § 80.04.390. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 97; RRS § 10446. FORMER PART OF SECTION: 1911 c 117 § 95 now in RCW 80.04.385.]
WA Rev Code § 80.04.400 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.04 - Regulations—General.|80.04.400 - Actions to recover penalties—Disposition of fines, penalties, and forfeitures.

RCW 80.04.400 Actions to recover penalties—Disposition of fines, penalties, and forfeitures.Actions to recover penalties under this title shall be brought in the name of the state of Washington in the superior court of Thurston county, or in the superior court of any county in or through which such public service company may do business. In all such actions the procedure and rules of evidence shall be the same as in ordinary civil actions, except as otherwise herein provided. All fines and penalties recovered by the state under this title shall be paid into the treasury of the state and credited to the state general fund or such other fund as provided by law: PROVIDED, That all fees, fines, forfeitures and penalties collected or assessed by a district court because of the violation of a state law shall be remitted as provided in chapter 3.62 RCW as now exists or is later amended.[ 1987 c 202 § 238; 1969 ex.s. c 199 § 35; 1961 c 14 § 80.04.400. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 98; RRS § 10447.]NOTES:Intent—1987 c 202: See note following RCW 2.04.190.
WA Rev Code § 80.04.405 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.04 - Regulations—General.|80.04.405 - Additional penalties—Violations by public service companies and officers, agents, and employees thereof.

RCW 80.04.405 Additional penalties—Violations by public service companies and officers, agents, and employees thereof.In addition to all other penalties provided by law every public service company subject to the provisions of this title and every officer, agent or employee of any such public service company who violates or who procures, aids or abets in the violation of any provision of this title or any order, rule, regulation or decision of the commission shall incur a penalty of one hundred dollars for every such violation. Each and every such violation shall be a separate and distinct offense and in case of a continuing violation every day's continuance shall be and be deemed to be a separate and distinct violation. Every act of commission or omission which procures, aids or abets in the violation shall be considered a violation under the provisions of this section and subject to the penalty herein provided for.The penalty herein provided for shall become due and payable when the person incurring the same receives a notice in writing from the commission describing such violation with reasonable particularity and advising such person that the penalty is due. The commission may, upon written application therefor, received within fifteen days, remit or mitigate any penalty provided for in this section or discontinue any prosecution to recover the same upon such terms as it in its discretion shall deem proper and shall have authority to ascertain the facts upon all such applications in such manner and under such regulations as it may deem proper. If the amount of such penalty is not paid to the commission within fifteen days after receipt of notice imposing the same or application for remission or mitigation has not been made within fifteen days after violator has received notice of the disposition of such application the attorney general shall bring an action in the name of the state of Washington in the superior court of Thurston county or of some other county in which such violator may do business, to recover such penalty. In all such actions the procedure and rules of evidence shall be the same as an ordinary civil action except as otherwise herein provided. All penalties recovered under this title shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the public service revolving fund.[ 1963 c 59 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 80.04.410 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.04 - Regulations—General.|80.04.410 - Orders and rules conclusive.

RCW 80.04.410 Orders and rules conclusive.In all actions between private parties and public service companies involving any rule or order of the commission, and in all actions for the recovery of penalties provided for in this title, or for the enforcement of the orders or rules issued and promulgated by the commission, the said orders and rules shall be conclusive unless set aside or annulled in a review as in this title provided.[ 1961 c 14 § 80.04.410. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 99; RRS § 10448.]
WA Rev Code § 80.04.420 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.04 - Regulations—General.|80.04.420 - Intervention by commission where order or rule is involved.

RCW 80.04.420 Intervention by commission where order or rule is involved.In all court actions involving any rule or order of the commission, where the commission has not been made a party, the commission shall be served with a copy of all pleadings, and shall be entitled to intervene. Where the fact that the action involves a rule or order of the commission does not appear until the time of trial, the court shall immediately direct the clerk to notify the commission of the pendency of such action, and shall permit the commission to intervene in such action.The failure to comply with the provisions of this section shall render void and of no effect any judgment in such action, where the effect of such judgment is to modify or nullify any rule or order of the commission.[ 1961 c 14 § 80.04.420. Prior: 1943 c 67 § 1; Rem. Supp. 1943 § 10448-1.]
WA Rev Code § 80.04.430 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.04 - Regulations—General.|80.04.430 - Findings of commission prima facie correct.

RCW 80.04.430 Findings of commission prima facie correct.Whenever the commission has issued or promulgated any order or rule, in any writ of review brought by a public service company to determine the reasonableness of such order or rule, the findings of fact made by the commission shall be prima facie correct, and the burden shall be upon said public service company to establish the order or rule to be unreasonable or unlawful.[ 1961 c 14 § 80.04.430. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 100; RRS § 10449.]