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SC Code § 58-3-170 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Public Service Commission|Section 58-3-170. Commission empowered to fix agreements, contracts, and rates between common carriers and telephone and telegraph companies.

 In case of failure of common carriers and telephone and telegraph companies to agree, the commission must supervise and fix all agreements, contracts, rates, or the divisions thereof and regulations between or among common carriers and telephone and telegraph companies, of whatever kind, placed under the control or supervision of the commission.  Except for rates, transactions affecting rates, or transactions affecting service areas, the provisions of this section do not apply to transactions between a telephone cooperative association and its subsidiary corporation or cooperative association.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-8; 1952 Code Section 58-8; 1942 Code Section 8310; 1932 Code Section 8310; Civ. C. '22 Section 4857; 1920 (31) 1064; 1935 (39) 25; 1983 Act No. 67 Section 2, eff May 26, 1983; 2004 Act No. 175, Section 4, eff February 18, 2004.
SC Code § 58-3-180 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Public Service Commission|Section 58-3-180. Promulgation of regulations to effectuate Section 58-3-170.

 The commission must promulgate regulations as necessary to effectuate the provisions of Section 58-3-170.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-9; 1952 Code Section 58-9; 1942 Code Section 8311; 1932 Code Section 8311; Civ. C. '22 Section 4858; 1920 (31) 1064; 1935 (39) 25; 2004 Act No. 175, Section 4, eff February 18, 2004.
SC Code § 58-3-190 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Public Service Commission|Section 58-3-190. Reports by entities subject to commission jurisdiction; audits by Office of Regulatory Staff.

 (A) The commission has the authority to require periodic written reports to be submitted by persons or entities subject to its jurisdiction. Such reports must relate to matters within the jurisdiction of the commission and must be filed with the commission and provided to the Office of Regulatory Staff.  (B) If, in the judgment of the commission, any report referred to in subsection (A) is not furnished within a reasonable time or does not satisfactorily address the matters the commission requires to be addressed in such reports, the commission must give the person or entity written notice of the reasons why the report is not satisfactory, and the person or entity shall have a reasonable time period in which to comply with the requirements of the notice.  (C) The commission may request the Office of Regulatory Staff to make, pursuant to Section 58-4-50(A)(2), an inspection, audit, or examination of the persons or entities referred to in subsection (A) regarding matters the commission requires to be addressed in the reports referred to in subsection (A).  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-13; 1952 Code Section 58-13; 1942 Code Section 8214; 1932 Code Section 8256; 1930 (36) 1297; 1935 (39) 25; 2004 Act No. 175, Section 4, eff January 1, 2005.
SC Code § 58-3-200 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Public Service Commission|Section 58-3-200. Inspections, audits and examinations.

 The commission has the authority to initiate inspections, audits, and examinations of all persons and entities subject to its jurisdiction. Such inspections, audits, and examinations must relate to matters within the commission's jurisdiction. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commission must not conduct such inspections, audits, and examinations itself, but must request that they be conducted by the Office of Regulatory Staff pursuant to Section 58-4-50(A)(2).  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-14; 1952 Code Section 58-14; 1942 Code Section 8215; 1932 Code Section 8257; 1930 (36) 1297; 1935 (39) 25; 2004 Act No. 175, Section 4, eff January 1, 2005.
SC Code § 58-3-220 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Public Service Commission|Section 58-3-220. Disposition of penalties and forfeitures for failure to comply with orders of commission.

 One-half of all penalties and forfeitures collected from railroad, express, telegraph, and telephone companies for failure to comply with orders of the commission must be paid into the state treasury, and the other half into the county treasury of the county in which the suit is brought imposing the penalty or forfeiture collected. The revenues accruing from these collections must be used for general state and county purposes.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-17; 1952 Code Section 58-17; 1942 Code Section 8224; 1932 Code Section 8267; Civ. C. '22 Section 4815; Civ. C. '12 Section 3143; 1911 (27) 158; 1935 (39) 25; 2004 Act No. 175, Section 4, eff February 18, 2004.
SC Code § 58-3-230 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Public Service Commission|Section 58-3-230. Unauthorized change of utility provider service; authorization; penalties; "customer" defined.

 (A) A utility, as defined in Sections 58-5-10, 58-9-10, and 58-27-10, may not submit a change request for a customer's utility service until the customer's authorization for the change is obtained by using marketing or anti-slamming guidelines approved by the appropriate federal and state regulatory agencies. In the case of utilities defined by Section 58-9-10, the appropriate regulatory agencies are the Federal Communications Commission and the South Carolina Public Service Commission. If a utility other than that directly receiving the customer authorization subsequently effects the change into billing or operational systems, it is not:  (1) required to secure additional customer authorization; and  (2) liable pursuant to this section for errors, omissions, or unauthorized changes submitted by the utility originating the request.  (B) A utility defined in Sections 58-5-10 and 58-27-10 that violates subsection (A) is liable to the customer for all charges incurred by the customer, in excess of those normally incurred through his designated provider, during the period of the unauthorized change.  (C) A utility defined in Section 58-9-10 that violates subsection (A) is liable as specified in Federal Communications Commission guidelines promulgated pursuant to the United States Code of Laws, Chapter 1, Title 47.  (D) A utility, as defined in Sections 58-5-10, 58-9-10, and 58-27-10, that wilfully, knowingly, or repeatedly violates the provisions of subsection (A) is subject to a fine of not less than two thousand dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars for each violation. The fines collected by the Public Service Commission pursuant to this section must remain with the commission and be used to offset costs associated with this section.  (E) As used in this section "customer" means:  (1) the party identified in the account records of a utility as the one responsible for payment of the utility bill;  (2) an adult person authorized by the responsible party to change utility services or to charge services to the account; or  (3) a person contractually or otherwise lawfully authorized to represent the responsible party.  HISTORY: 2005 Act No. 5, Section 1, eff July 1, 2004.
SC Code § 58-3-240 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Public Service Commission|Section 58-3-240. Definitions; exemption from certain regulations for certain utility services.

 (A) As used in this section:  (1) "Privately-owned industrial park" means a privately- owned tract of real property which is used solely for industrial uses, in which the provider of utility services owns or operates an industrial premises and owns or operates facilities for the provision of utility services and on which there is located one or more industrial users. " Privately-owned industrial park" also means those additional tracts as may be subsequently incorporated into the industrial park.  (2) "Industrial premises" means a building, structure, plant, or facility which is located in a privately-owned industrial park and is owned or leased by an industrial user.  (3) "Industrial user" means any person, corporation, or association which is engaged in the business of manufacturing, processing, assembling, fabricating, or related work.  (4) "Provider of utility services" means a person, corporation, or association, other than a regulated public utility or its affiliates, that offers or provides, or both, utility services to the public or any portion of it outside a privately-owned industrial park, which provides any or all of those services which are defined in Chapters 5 and 7 of this title, excluding gas, and subject to regulation by the commission and where the services are provided to an industrial user in a privately-owned industrial park.  (5) "Jurisdictional utilities" means those persons, corporations, associations, or political subdivisions which provide services subject to the jurisdiction of the commission under Chapters 5 and 7 of this title, excluding gas.  (B) The provisions of Chapters 5 and 7 of this title, excluding gas, are not applicable to the provision of utility services to industrial users of these services where the industrial users are located in a privately-owned industrial park where the provider of utility services and the industrial user have agreed in writing to the terms and conditions for the provision of utility services and where all jurisdictional utilities which would have a right to provide any or all of the utility services have agreed in writing to waive their right to further notice and opportunity for hearing with respect to the written agreement and the provision of the services under the terms of the agreement.  (C) Within twenty days after the execution of a written agreement between a provider of utility services and an industrial user pursuant to subsection (B), the provider of utility services must file with the commission and provide to the Office of Regulatory Staff, for information only, the written agreement and all waivers executed by jurisdictional utilities pursuant to subsection (B).  HISTORY: 2001 Act No. 47, Section 1, eff May 29, 2001; 2004 Act No. 175, Section 4, eff February 18, 2004; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 2, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-3-250 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Public Service Commission|Section 58-3-250. Final orders and decisions; contents; service on parties.

 (A) All final orders and decisions of the commission must be sufficient in detail to enable the court on appeal to determine the controverted questions presented in the proceedings and must include:  (1) findings and conclusions, and the reasons or bases therefor, upon all the material issues of fact or law presented in the record; and  (2) the appropriate rule, order, sanction, relief, or statement of denial thereof.  (B) A copy of every final order or decision under the seal of the commission must be served by electronic service, registered or certified mail, upon all parties to the proceeding or their attorneys. Service of every final order or decision upon a party or upon the attorney must be made by emailing a copy of the order to the party's email address provided to the commission or by mailing a copy to the party's last known address. If no email or other address is known, however, service shall be made by leaving a copy with the chief clerk of the commission. The order takes effect and becomes operative when served unless otherwise designated and continues in force either for a period designated by the commission or until changed or revoked by the commission. If, in the judgment of the commission, an order cannot be complied with within the time designated, the commission may grant and prescribe additional time as is reasonably necessary to comply with the order and, on application and for good cause shown, may extend the time for compliance fixed in its order.  HISTORY: 2004 Act No. 175, Section 4, eff February 18, 2004; 2012 Act No. 208, Section 1, eff June 7, 2012.
SC Code § 58-3-280 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Public Service Commission|Section 58-3-280. Restriction on employment of former commissioners by public utility.

 A commissioner must not be employed or retained by a public utility for a period of at least one year following his service as a commissioner. A person who violates this provision is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five thousand dollars or be imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.  HISTORY: 2004 Act No. 175, Section 4, eff February 18, 2004.
SC Code § 58-3-310 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Public Service Commission|Section 58-3-310. Transportation Division Inspectors; commission and removal of inspectors.

 The law enforcement department of the Office of Regulatory Staff shall consist of such officers, inspectors, and agents as the Executive Director of the Office of Regulatory Staff considers necessary and proper for the enforcement of the Motor Vehicle Carrier Law and other related laws, the enforcement of which is devolved upon the department. The title of such officers, inspectors, and agents shall be "Transportation Division Inspectors". The inspectors shall be commissioned by the Governor upon the recommendation of the Executive Director of the Office of Regulatory Staff. The Executive Director of the Office of Regulatory Staff may remove an inspector if he finds that the inspector is unfit for the position.  HISTORY: 1977 Act No. 90 Section 1; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 3, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-3-320 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Public Service Commission|Section 58-3-320. Bond of inspectors.

 Each inspector shall execute a bond with a licensed surety company in the amount of not less than ten thousand dollars. The bond shall be filed with the Office of Regulatory Staff and shall be conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties, for the prompt and proper accounting of funds coming into his hands and for the payment of any judgment rendered against him in any court of competent jurisdiction upon a cause of action arising out of breach or abuse of official duty or power and damages sustained by any member of the public from any unlawful act of the inspector. The coverage under the bond shall not include damage to persons or property arising out of the negligent operation of a motor vehicle. The bond may be individual, schedule, or blanket, and shall be approved by the Attorney General. The premiums on the bonds shall be paid by the Office of Regulatory Staff from appropriated funds.  HISTORY: 1977 Act No. 90 Section 2; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 4, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-3-330 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Public Service Commission|Section 58-3-330. Oath of inspectors.

 Before entering upon the duties of his office, each inspector shall take and subscribe before a notary public, or other officer authorized to administer an oath, an oath to faithfully perform the duties of his office and to properly execute the laws of this State.  HISTORY: 1977 Act No. 90 Section 3.
SC Code § 58-3-340 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Public Service Commission|Section 58-3-340. Inspectors to possess and exercise powers and authority of constables.

 The inspectors shall possess and exercise all of the powers and authority held by constables at common law.  HISTORY: 1977 Act No. 90 Section 4.
SC Code § 58-3-350 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Public Service Commission|Section 58-3-350. Enforcement authority of inspectors.

 When acting in their official capacity, inspectors shall have statewide authority for the enforcement of all motor vehicle carrier laws and related laws.  HISTORY: 1977 Act No. 90 Section 5.
SC Code § 58-3-360 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Public Service Commission|Section 58-3-360. Inspectors to insure that violators are prosecuted.

 Inspectors shall enforce the Motor Vehicle Carrier Law, and related laws and insure that all persons violating any provision of these laws are properly prosecuted.  HISTORY: 1977 Act No. 90 Section 6.
SC Code § 58-3-370 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Public Service Commission|Section 58-3-370. Arrest procedure.

 When any person is apprehended by an inspector upon a charge of violating the Motor Vehicle Carrier Law or related laws, the following procedure shall be followed:  (1) The person being charged shall be served by the arresting inspector with an official summons and arrest report. The report shall give the appropriate judicial officer jurisdiction to dispose of the case.  (2) The person being charged may deposit with the arresting inspector a sum of money not to exceed one hundred dollars as bail in lieu of being immediately brought before the magistrate or other judicial officer; provided, that an official summons and arrest report may be issued without requiring any sum of money as bail.  (3) The official summons and arrest report shall indicate the amount of bail deposited with the inspector and shall serve as a receipt for the sum.  (4) The arresting inspector shall transmit any sum of money received from the person charged to the appropriate magistrate or other judicial officer.  (5) Upon receipt of the sum of money, if any is required, as bail, the arresting inspector may release the person charged so that he may appear before the proper judicial officer at a time and place stated in, and required by, the official summons and arrest report.  HISTORY: 1977 Act No. 90 Section 7.
SC Code § 58-3-510 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Public Service Commission|Section 58-3-510. State Regulation of Public Utilities Review Committee established.

 There is hereby established a committee to be known as the State Regulation of Public Utilities Review Committee, hereinafter called the review committee, which must exercise the powers and fulfill the duties described in this article.  HISTORY: 2004 Act No. 175, Section 5, eff March 4, 2004.
SC Code § 58-3-520 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Public Service Commission|Section 58-3-520. Membership; election of chairman; meetings; nomination of candidates for Public Service Commission and Executive Director of Office of Regulatory Staff.

 (A) The review committee shall be composed of ten members, three of whom shall be members of the House of Representatives, including the Chairman of the Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee, or his designee, three of whom shall be members of the Senate, including the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee or his designee, two of whom shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee from the general public at large, and two of whom appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives from the general public at large. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall determine how its legislative members shall be selected. The Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee will select the members of the Senate. Provided, however, that in making appointments to the joint committee, race, gender, and other demographic factors should be considered to assure nondiscrimination, inclusion, and representation to the greatest extent possible of all segments of the population of the State. The members of the general public appointed by the Speaker and the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee must be representative of all citizens of this State and must not be members of the General Assembly.  (B) The review committee must meet as soon as practicable after appointment and organize itself by electing one of its members as chairman and such other officers as the review committee may consider necessary. Thereafter, the review committee must meet at least annually and at the call of the chairman or by a majority of the members. A quorum consists of six members.  (C) Unless the review committee finds a candidate qualified and nominates the candidate for a seat on the Public Service Commission or for the Executive Director of the Office of Regulatory Staff, the candidate must not be elected to the Public Service Commission or appointed to serve as Executive Director of the Office of Regulatory Staff.  HISTORY: 2004 Act No. 175, Section 5, eff March 4, 2004.
SC Code § 58-3-540 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Public Service Commission|Section 58-3-540. Expenses.

 (A) The review committee members are entitled to such mileage, subsistence, and per diem as authorized by law for members of boards, committees, and commissions while in the performance of the duties for which appointed. These expenses shall be paid from the general fund of the State on warrants duly signed by the chairman of the review committee and payable by the authorities from which they are appointed, except as provided in subsection (B) of this section.  (B) The expenses associated with the review committee's duties to qualify and nominate candidates for the commission and the Executive Director of the Office of Regulatory Staff, to develop and distribute surveys, to develop an annual workshop on ethics and the Administrative Procedures Act, and to undertake studies shall be borne by the public utilities subject to the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission. On or before the first day of July in each year, the Department of Revenue must assess each public utility its proportion of the expenses in proportion to its gross income from operation in this State in the year ending on the thirtieth day of June preceding that on which the assessment is made which is due and payable on or before July fifteenth. The assessments must be charged against the companies by the Department of Revenue and collected by the department in the manner provided by law for the collection of taxes from the companies including the enforcement and collection provisions of Article 1, Chapter 54 of Title 12 and paid, less the Department of Revenue actual incremental increase in the cost of administration into the state treasury as other taxes collected by the Department of Revenue for the State. The review committee must certify to the Department of Revenue annually on or before May first the amounts to be assessed. The expenses of the review committee shall be advanced by a legislative body and the legislative body incurring such expense shall be reimbursed by the State at such time as the funds have been collected from the corporations liable therefor and, when collected, placed in the state treasury.  HISTORY: 2004 Act No. 175, Section 5, eff March 4, 2004.