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2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 2 - Definitions Applicable to Subtitle › § 34–211. “Joint rates” defined

§ 34–211. “Joint rates” defined.
The term “joint rates” when used in this subtitle with reference to street railways shall be taken to mean rates between unrelated lines in effect on March 4, 1913, under then existing law or under contract, or which may thereafter be specifically authorized by law.
(Mar. 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 974, ch. 150, § 8, par. 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-207.
1973 Ed., § 43-107.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 2-1215.15.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 2 - Definitions Applicable to Subtitle › § 34–212. “Person” defined

§ 34–212. “Person” defined.
The word “person” when used in this subtitle means every individual, corporation, company, association, joint-stock company, association, firm, partnership, or other entity.
(Mar. 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 974, ch. 150, § 8, par. 1; May 9, 2000, D.C. Law 13-107, § 201(b)(3), 47 DCR 1091.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-206.
1973 Ed., § 43-106.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 13-107 rewrote this section which formerly provided: “The word ‘person’ when used in Chapters 1-10 of this title includes an individual and a firm or copartnership.”
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 2 - Definitions Applicable to Subtitle › § 34–213. “Pipeline company” defined

§ 34–213. “Pipeline company” defined.
The term “pipeline company” when used in this subtitle includes every corporation, company, association, joint-stock company or association, partnership, or person, their lessees, trustees, or receivers, appointed by any court whatsoever, owning, operating, managing, or controlling the supply of any liquid, steam, or air through pipes or tubing to consumers for use or for lighting, heating, or cooling purposes, or for power.
(Mar. 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 976, ch. 150, § 8, par. 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-221.
1973 Ed., § 43-121.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 2 - Definitions Applicable to Subtitle › § 34–214. “Public utility”, “utility” or “utility company” defined

§ 34–214. “Public utility”, “utility” or “utility company” defined.
The term “public utility”, “utility” or “utility company” as used in this subtitle shall mean and embrace every street railroad, street railroad corporation, common carrier, gas plant, gas company, electric company, telephone corporation, telephone line, telegraph corporation, telegraph line, and pipeline company. Until the initial implementation date of Chapter 15 of this title, the term shall also include every electric generating facility owned and operated by the electric company. The term “public utility” excludes a person or entity that owns or operates electric vehicle supply equipment but does not sell or distribute electricity, an electric vehicle charging station service company, or an electric vehicle charging station service provider.
(Mar. 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 974, ch. 150, § 8, par. 1; May 9, 2000, D.C. Law 13-107, § 201(b)(2), 47 DCR 1091; Mar. 16, 2005, D.C. Law 15-227, § 17(a)(1), 51 DCR 10549; Mar. 19, 2013, D.C. Law 19-252, § 101(b), 59 DCR 14932.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-203.
1973 Ed., § 43-103.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 34-1551.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 15-227 substituted “gas company” for “gas corporation”.
D.C. Law 13-107 inserted following “The term ‘public utility’ ” the words “or ‘utility’ or ‘utility company’ ”.
The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-252 added the last sentence.
Temporary Legislation
For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 7(a) of Prevention of Unauthorized Switching of Customer Natural Gas Accounts Temporary Act of 2001 (D.C. Law 14-13, July 10, 2001, law notification 48 DCR 6589).
Editor's Notes
Section 301 of D.C. Law 19-252 provided that the Mayor shall issue rules to implement the provisions of the act within 180 days of its effective date [Mar. 19, 2013].
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 2 - Definitions Applicable to Subtitle › § 34–215. “Service” defined

§ 34–215. “Service” defined.
The term “service” is used in this subtitle in its broadest and most inclusive sense.
(Mar. 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 974, ch. 150, § 8, par. 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-204.
1973 Ed., § 43-104.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 2 - Definitions Applicable to Subtitle › § 34–216. “Street railroad” defined

§ 34–216. “Street railroad” defined.
The term “street railroad” when used in this subtitle includes every such railroad, whether wholly or partly in the District of Columbia, by whatsoever power operated, or any extension or extensions, branch or branches thereof, for public use in the conveyance of persons or property for compensation, and includes all equipment, construction, maintenance, repairs, switches, spurs, tracks, terminals, terminal facilities of every kind, trackage, joint or reciprocal trackage, transfers of passengers between street railways having connecting lines and street railways having independent lines, subways, tunnels, and stations, used, operated, or owned by or in connection with any such street railroad, and all the property of the same used in the conduct of its business.
(Mar. 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 974, ch. 150, § 8, par. 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-209.
1973 Ed., § 43-109.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 2 - Definitions Applicable to Subtitle › § 34–217. “Street railroad corporation” defined

§ 34–217. “Street railroad corporation” defined.
The term “street railroad corporation” when used in this subtitle includes every corporation, company, association, joint-stock company or association, partnership, and person doing business in the District of Columbia, their lessees, trustees, or receivers, appointed by any court whatsoever, owning, operating, controlling, or managing any street railroad or any cars or other equipment used thereon or in connection therewith.
(Mar. 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 975, ch. 150, § 8, par. 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-210.
1973 Ed., § 43-110.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 2 - Definitions Applicable to Subtitle › § 34–218. “Telegraph corporation” defined

§ 34–218. “Telegraph corporation” defined.
The term “telegraph corporation” when used in this subtitle includes every corporation, company, association, joint-stock company or association, partnership, and person, their lessees, trustees, or receivers, appointed by any court whatsoever, owning, operating, controlling, or managing any plant, wires, poles, or property for the purposes of communication, or of transmitting or receiving messages by telegraph, or by any telegraphic apparatus or instrument, or any telegraph line or part of telegraph line used in the conduct of the business of affording for hire, communication by telegraph, or which licenses, lets, or permits telegraphic communication for hire.
(Mar. 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 976, ch. 150, § 8, par. 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-219.
1973 Ed., § 43-119.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 2 - Definitions Applicable to Subtitle › § 34–219. “Telegraph line” defined

§ 34–219. “Telegraph line” defined.
The term “telegraph line” when used in this subtitle includes conduits, ducts, poles, wires, cables, crossarms, instruments, machinery, appliances, and all devices, real estate, franchises, easements, apparatus, fixtures, property, and routes used, operated, controlled, or owned by any telegraph corporation to facilitate the business of affording communication by telegraph for hire.
(Mar. 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 976, ch. 150, § 8, par. 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-220.
1973 Ed., § 43-120.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 2 - Definitions Applicable to Subtitle › § 34–220. “Telephone corporation” defined

§ 34–220. “Telephone corporation” defined.
The term “telephone corporation” when used in this subtitle includes every corporation, company, association, joint-stock company or association, partnership, and persons, their lessees, trustees, or receivers, appointed by any court whatsoever, owning, operating, controlling, or managing any plant, wires, poles for the reception, transmission, or communication of messages by telephone, telephonic apparatus or instruments, or any telephone line or part of telephone line, used in the conduct of the business of affording telephonic communication for hire, or which licenses, lets, or permits telephonic communication for hire.
(Mar. 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 976, ch. 150, § 8, par. 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-217.
1973 Ed., § 43-117.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 2 - Definitions Applicable to Subtitle › § 34–221. “Telephone line” defined

§ 34–221. “Telephone line” defined.
The term “telephone line” when used in this subtitle includes conduits, ducts, poles, wires, cables, crossarms, receivers, transmitters, instruments, machines, and appliances, and all devices, real estate, franchises, easements, apparatus, fixtures, property, appurtenances, and routes used, operated, controlled, or owned by any telephone corporation to facilitate the business of affording telephonic communication for hire, or which licenses, lets, or permits telephonic communication.
(Mar. 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 976, ch. 150, § 8, par. 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-218.
1973 Ed., § 43-118.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 34-2602.
Cross References
Public utility environmental impact statement, “action” defined, see § 34-2602.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 2 - Definitions Applicable to Subtitle › § 34–222. “Waterpower company” defined. [Repealed]

§ 34–222. “Waterpower company” defined. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Mar. 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 976, ch. 150, § 8, par. 1; May 9, 2000, D.C. Law 13-107, § 201(b)(6), 47 DCR 1091.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-216.
1973 Ed., § 43-116.
Cross References
Failure to obey Commission, penalties, see §§ 34-706 to 34-708.
General provisions, construction and severability of law, see § 34-403.
Separability clauses, see §§ 34-405 and 34-406.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 3 - Gas and Electric Corporations › § 34–302. Approval of construction of gas or electric plant

§ 34–302. Approval of construction of gas or electric plant.
No person shall begin the construction of a gas plant or an electric plant without first having obtained the permission and approval of the Commission.
(Mar. 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 987, ch. 150, § 8, par. 56; May 9, 2000, D.C. Law 13-107, § 201(l), 47 DCR 1091.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-1002.
1973 Ed., § 43-602.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 13-107 rewrote the section which formerly provided: “No gas corporation or electrical corporation shall begin the construction of a gas plant or electric plant without first having obtained the permission and approval of the Commission.”
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 3 - Gas and Electric Corporations › § 34–302.01. Rule for purchases of distribution transformers

§ 34–302.01. Rule for purchases of distribution transformers.
The Commission shall adopt a rule in accordance with § 8-1771.06.
(Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 150, § 8, par. 56A; as added Dec. 11, 2007, D.C. Law 17-64, § 8, 54 DCR 10964.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 3 - Gas and Electric Corporations › § 34–304. Excessive charges a complete defense in suit to collect for gas or electricity furnished

§ 34–304. Excessive charges a complete defense in suit to collect for gas or electricity furnished.
If it be alleged and established in an action brought in any court for the collection of any charge for gas or electricity that a price has been demanded in excess of that fixed by the Commission or by statute no recovery shall be had therein, but the fact that such excessive charges have been made shall be a complete defense to such action.
(Mar. 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 987, ch. 150, § 8, par. 58.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-1004.
1973 Ed., § 43-604.
Cross References
Gas companies, removal of meters, notice, see § 34-1606.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 3 - Gas and Electric Corporations › § 34–305. Appointment and removal of inspectors and assistant inspectors of gas and meters

§ 34–305. Appointment and removal of inspectors and assistant inspectors of gas and meters.
The appointment and power to remove the Inspector of Gas and Meters and Assistant Inspectors of Gas and Meters from office is hereby vested in the Commission. All the powers and duties of such inspectors conferred and imposed by statute shall be exercised and performed under the supervision and control of the Commission.
(Mar. 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 987, ch. 150, § 8, par. 59.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-1005.
1973 Ed., § 43-605.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 3 - Gas and Electric Corporations › § 34–306. Inspector of Gas and Meters to transfer books to Commission

§ 34–306. Inspector of Gas and Meters to transfer books to Commission.
The Inspector of Gas and Meters provided for by law prior to March 4, 1913, shall transfer and deliver to the Commission all books, maps, papers, records, apparatus, and the property of whatsoever description in his possession, and said Commission is authorized to take possession of all books, maps, papers, records, apparatus, and property of whatsoever description.
(Mar. 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 988, ch. 150, § 8, par. 60.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-1006.
1973 Ed., § 43-606.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 4 - General Provisions › § 34–401. Utilities to report accidents; Commission may investigate

§ 34–401. Utilities to report accidents; Commission may investigate.
(a) Every public utility shall, whenever an incident occurs within the District of Columbia that results in the loss of human life, personal injury requiring hospitalization, or service disruption directly or indirectly arising from or connected with its maintenance or operation, give immediate notice thereof to the Public Service Commission and the Office of the People’s Counsel of the District of Columbia. In the event of any such incident, the public utility shall also submit a written report to the Commission that explains the cause of the incident, what steps if any the public utility will undertake to prevent such an occurrence in the future, and such other information which the Public Service Commission shall, by order or regulation, require. The Commission, by regulation or order, shall establish the minimum criteria for a service disruption (e.g., time period or minimum number of affected customers) that warrants notification and a report under this section. The Commission, if it deems the public interest requires it, shall cause an investigation to be made of any incident.
(b) The report required by subsection (a) of this section shall not be admitted into evidence for any purpose in any suit or action for damages arising out of the loss of life, injury, or service interruption referred to in this subtitle.
(Mar. 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 992, ch. 150, § 8, par. 89; Apr. 12, 2005, D.C. Law 15-342, § 303(a), 52 DCR 2346.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-101.
1973 Ed., § 43-1001.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 15-342 rewrote the section which had read as follows: “Every public utility shall, whenever an accident attended with loss of human life or personal injury without loss of human life occurs within the District of Columbia, upon its premises, or directly or indirectly arising from or connected with its maintenance or operation, give immediate notice thereof to the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia. In the event of any such accident, the Commission, if it deem the public interest requires it, shall cause an investigation to be made forthwith.”
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 303(a) of Omnibus Utility Emergency Amendment Act of 2005 (D.C. Act 16-12, January 28, 2005, 52 DCR 2945).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 4 - General Provisions › § 34–402. Commission to inquire into violations by utilities; enforcement of laws affecting utilities

§ 34–402. Commission to inquire into violations by utilities; enforcement of laws affecting utilities.
The Commission shall inquire into any neglect or violation of the laws or regulations in force in the District of Columbia by any public utility doing business therein, or by the officers, agents, or employees thereof, or by any person operating the plant of any public utility, and shall have the power, and it shall be its duty, to enforce the provisions of this subtitle as well as all other laws relating to public utilities.
(Mar. 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 993, ch. 150, § 8, par. 90.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-102.
1973 Ed., § 43-1002.
Cross References
Penal provisions, see §§ 34-701 et seq.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 4 - General Provisions › § 34–403. Chapters to be liberally construed; severability of provisions

§ 34–403. Chapters to be liberally construed; severability of provisions.
The provisions of this subtitle shall be interpreted and construed liberally in order to accomplish the purposes thereof, and where any specific power or authority is given the Commission by the provisions of this subtitle the enumeration thereof shall not be held to exclude or impair any power or authority otherwise in this subtitle conferred on said Commission; provided, that the supply and sale of electricity shall not be regulated by the Commission except as expressly set forth in Chapter 15 of this title; provided further, that the supply and sale of natural gas by a licensed natural gas supplier shall not be regulated by the Commission except as expressly set forth in Chapter 16C of this title; provided further, that Internet Protocol-enabled Service, as defined in § 34-2001(7A), or Voice Over Internet Protocol-enabled Service, as defined in § 34-2001(23), shall not be regulated by the Commission. The Commission hereby created shall have, in addition to the powers in this subtitle specified, mentioned, and indicated all additional, implied, and incidental power which may be proper and necessary to effect and carry out, perform, and execute all the said powers herein specified, mentioned, and indicated. A substantial compliance with the requirements of this subtitle shall be sufficient to give effect to all the rules, orders, acts, and regulations of the Commission, and they shall not be declared inoperative, illegal, or void for any omission of a technical nature in respect thereto. That each section of this subtitle, and every part of each section, are hereby declared to be independent sections and the holding of any section or sections or part or parts thereof to be void, ineffective, or unconstitutional for any cause shall not be deemed to affect any other section or part thereof.
(Mar. 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 993, ch. 150, § 8, par. 92; May 9, 2000, D.C. Law 13-107, § 201(a), 47 DCR 1091; Mar. 16, 2005, D.C. Law 15-227, § 17(c), 51 DCR 10549; June 5, 2008, D.C. Law 17-165, § 2, 55 DCR 5171.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-103.
1973 Ed., § 43-1003.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 13-107 added the concluding proviso.
D.C. Law 15-227, at the end of the first sentence, inserted “; provided further, that the supply and sale of natural gas by a licensed natural gas supplier shall not be regulated by the Commission except as expressly set forth in Chapter 16C of this title”.
D.C. Law 17-165 inserted “; provided further, that Internet Protocol-enabled Service, as defined in § 34-2001(7A), or Voice Over Internet Protocol-enabled Service, as defined in § 34-2001(23), shall not be regulated by the Commission”.
Cross References
Prosecution, see § 34-731.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 4 - General Provisions › § 34–404. Number of directors of public utilities

§ 34–404. Number of directors of public utilities.
The Board of Directors of every public utility shall consist of not more than 17 nor less than 7 members, within which limitation the membership may be in any case increased or diminished, as the stockholders or the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.
(Mar. 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 996, ch. 150, § 8, par. 100; July 20, 1996, D.C. Law 11-146, § 2, 43 DCR 2845.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-104.
1973 Ed., § 40-1004.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 4 - General Provisions › § 34–405. Existing laws to remain in force

§ 34–405. Existing laws to remain in force.
Except as modified or changed by this subtitle and until modified or changed under its provisions, all charters, statutes, laws, ordinances, and regulations in force on March 4, 1913, shall remain and continue to be in full force and effect until altered, amended, or repealed according to law; provided, that all charters, statutes, acts, and parts of acts, laws, ordinances, and regulations enacted prior to March 4, 1913, inconsistent and repugnant to the provisions of this subtitle, and only so far as inconsistent and repugnant thereto, are hereby repealed.
(Mar. 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 996, ch. 150, § 8, par. 101.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-105.
1973 Ed., § 43-1005.
Cross References
Orders and court proceedings, appeals, see § 34-605.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 4 - General Provisions › § 34–406. Action pending March 4, 1913, unaffected by this subtitle

§ 34–406. Action pending March 4, 1913, unaffected by this subtitle.
This subtitle shall not affect actions or proceedings, civil or criminal, or quasi-criminal, pending on March 4, 1913, but the same may be prosecuted or defended as provided by preexisting law or regulation.
(Mar. 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 996, ch. 150, § 8, par. 102.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-106.
1973 Ed., § 43-1006.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 4 - General Provisions › § 34–407. Right to alter, amend, or repeal reserved

§ 34–407. Right to alter, amend, or repeal reserved.
Congress reserves the right to alter, amend, or repeal this subtitle.
(Mar. 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 996, ch. 150, § 8, par. 103.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-107.
1973 Ed., § 43-1007.
Cross References
General provisions, construction and severability of law, see § 34-403.
Separability clauses, see §§ 34-405 and 34-406.
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) general provisions during COVID-19 emergency, see § 2(c) of Tenant Safe Harbor Emergency Amendment Act of 2021 (D.C. Act 24-231, Dec. 13, 2021, 68 DCR 013238).
For temporary (90 days) general provisions during COVID-19 emergency, see § 2(b) of Tenant Safe Harbor Emergency Amendment Act of 2021 (D.C. Act 24-231, Dec. 13, 2021, 68 DCR 013238).
Temporary Legislation
For temporary (225 days) general provisions during COVID-19 emergency, see § 3(k) of Public Emergency Extension and Eviction and Utility Moratorium Phasing Temporary Amendment Act of 2021 (D.C. Law 24-39, Oct. 27, 2021, 68 DCR 009487).
For temporary (225 days) general provisions during COVID-19 emergency, see § 3(k) of Public Emergency Extension and Eviction and Utility Moratorium Phasing Emergency Amendment Act of 2021 (D.C. Act 24-125, July 24, 2021, 68 DCR 007342).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 4A - Community Residential Facilities Third-Party Notice of Utility Disconnection › § 34–411.01. Definitions

§ 34–411.01. Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) "Assisted living residence" shall have the same meaning as provided in§ 44-102.01(4).
(2) "Community residence facility" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 44-501(a)(4).
(3) "Entity" means an assisted living residence, a community residence facility, or a nursing facility operating in the District.
(4) "Managing agency" means the District government agency that has oversight of an entity.
(5) "Nursing facility" means a 24-hour institution or distinct part of a 24-hour institution that:
(A) Is primarily engaged in providing nursing care and related services to residents who require medical or nursing care, or rehabilitation services to persons who are injured, disabled, or sick;
(B) Is not primarily for the care and treatment of mental diseases; and
(C) Has in effect a transfer agreement that meets the requirements of section 1802 of the Social Security Amendments of 1965, approved July 30, 1965 (79 Stat. 291; 42 U.S.C. § 1395a), with one or more hospitals.
(6) "Ombudsman" means the District of Columbia Long-Term Care Ombudsman established by § 7-702.02(a) and designated under section 307(a)(12) of the Older Americans Act of 1965, approved October 18, 1978 (92 Stat. 1525; 42 U.S.C. § 3027(a)(12)), to perform the mandated functions of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program established by § 7-702.01.
(7) "Third-party contact" means a person or agency authorized to receive duplicate notification of a past-due bill or termination of service sent to an entity by a utility company.
(8) "Third-Party Notification program" is a program maintained by a utility company under which a customer of the utility company can designate another person or an agency to be the customer's third-party contact authorized to receive a copy of any notification regarding the customer's past-due bill or termination of service because of a past-due bill.
(9) "Utility company" means a business that provides water, natural gas, or electricity service to an entity.
(June 5, 2018, D.C. Law 22-104, § 2, 65 DCR 3780.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 4A - Community Residential Facilities Third-Party Notice of Utility Disconnection › § 34–411.02. Third-Party Notification program; utility company requirement

§ 34–411.02. Third-Party Notification program; utility company requirement.
(a)(1) Within 60 days after June 5, 2018, each utility company shall have implemented a Third-Party Notification program, including providing the enrollment form required by § 34-411.03(b).
(2) The enrollment form shall include a provision giving an entity, or other customer, designating a third-party contact the option of making the address, telephone number, and account records of the entity, or other customer, confidential, except in circumstances that the information is required by law to be provided.
(b)(1) A utility company shall send a duplicate of any notification of a past-due bill or termination of service because of a past-due bill sent to an entity to the third-party contact managing agency no more than 2 days after the initial notification was sent to the entity.
(2) Notwithstanding the requirement set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection, a utility company shall provide such duplicate notifications only in cases where the third-party contacts have been and remain authorized by the participating entity.
(June 5, 2018, D.C. Law 22-104, § 3, 65 DCR 3780.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 4A - Community Residential Facilities Third-Party Notice of Utility Disconnection › § 34–411.03. Third-Party Notification program; entity requirement

§ 34–411.03. Third-Party Notification program; entity requirement.
(a) Within 90 days after June 5, 2018, an entity shall enroll in the Third-Party Notification program of each utility company from which the entity receives service and, notwithstanding having designated another person or body to be a third-party contact, designate the appropriate managing agency, or agencies, as a third-party contact.
(b) An entity shall provide the managing agency, or agencies, a completed Third-Party Notification program enrollment form from each utility company providing service to the entity showing that the managing agency has been designated the entity's third-party contact.
(June 5, 2018, D.C. Law 22-104, § 4, 65 DCR 3780.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 4A - Community Residential Facilities Third-Party Notice of Utility Disconnection › § 34–411.04. Ombudsman; notification requirement

§ 34–411.04. Ombudsman; notification requirement.
Upon receiving a copy of a notification from a utility company to the utility company's customer of a past-due bill or termination of service, the third-party contact managing agency shall transmit a copy of the notification to the Ombudsman, which shall be transmitted so that the Ombudsman receives the copy on the same day that the notification was received by the third-party contact managing agency.
(June 5, 2018, D.C. Law 22-104, § 5, 65 DCR 3780.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 4A - Community Residential Facilities Third-Party Notice of Utility Disconnection › § 34–411.05. Nonliability of a third-party contact and Ombudsman

§ 34–411.05. Nonliability of a third-party contact and Ombudsman.
A third-party contact, whether a managing agency or other designee, and the Ombudsman shall not have any:
(1) Responsibility for paying a past-due bill;
(2) Liability regarding a past-due bill or any other charges that may accrue;
(3) Authority to delay or prevent termination of service; or
(4) Authority to make a payment arrangement for the entity.
(June 5, 2018, D.C. Law 22-104, § 6, 65 DCR 3780.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 4A - Community Residential Facilities Third-Party Notice of Utility Disconnection › § 34–411.06. Rules

§ 34–411.06. Rules.
The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter.
(June 5, 2018, D.C. Law 22-104, § 7, 65 DCR 3780.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 5 - Issuance of Securities › § 34–501. Creation of liens on property of utilities; supervision by Commission

§ 34–501. Creation of liens on property of utilities; supervision by Commission.
The power to create liens on corporate property by public utilities in the District of Columbia is hereby declared to be a special privilege, the right of supervision, regulation, restriction, and control of which is hereby vested in the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia, and such power shall be exercised according to the provisions of this subtitle.
(Mar. 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 990, ch. 150, § 8, par. 72; Aug. 30, 1964, 78 Stat. 634, Pub. L. 88-503, § 21.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-701.
1973 Ed., § 43-801.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 5 - Issuance of Securities › § 34–502. Certificate showing authority to issue stock or pay dividends to be obtained

§ 34–502. Certificate showing authority to issue stock or pay dividends to be obtained.
No public utility shall hereafter issue any stocks, stock certificates, bonds, mortgages, or any other evidences of indebtedness payable in more than 1 year from date, or pay any stock, bond or scrip dividend, until it shall have first obtained the certificate of the Commission showing authority for such issue from the Commission.
(Mar. 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 990, ch. 150, § 8, par. 73; Aug. 4, 1955, 69 Stat. 485, ch. 545, § 2.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-702.
1973 Ed., § 43-802.
Cross References
Penal provisions, stock issue by false statements, see § 34-701.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 5 - Issuance of Securities › § 34–503. Stocks not to be issued until certificate is recorded

§ 34–503. Stocks not to be issued until certificate is recorded.
No public utility shall issue any stocks, certificates of stock, bonds, or other evidences of indebtedness for money, property, or services, either directly or indirectly, nor shall it receive any money, property, or services in payment of the same, either directly or indirectly, until there shall have been recorded upon the books of such public utility the certificate of the Commission in this subtitle provided for.
(Mar. 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 990, ch. 150, § 8, par. 74.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-703.
1973 Ed., § 43-803.
Cross References
Penal provisions, stock issue by false statements, see § 34-701.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 5 - Issuance of Securities › § 34–504. Issue of stocks for purpose of reorganization or consolidation; approval of consolidation by Commission

§ 34–504. Issue of stocks for purpose of reorganization or consolidation; approval of consolidation by Commission.
No public utility shall issue any stocks, certificates of stock, bonds, or other evidences of indebtedness secured on its property in the District of Columbia for the purpose of any reorganization or consolidation in excess of the total amount of the stocks, certificates of stock, bonds, or other evidences of indebtedness then outstanding against the public utilities so reorganizing or consolidating, and no such public utility shall purchase the property of any other public utility for the purpose of effecting a consolidation until the Commission shall have determined and set forth in writing that said consolidation will be in the public interest, nor until the Commission shall have approved in writing the terms upon which said consolidation shall be made.
(Mar. 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 990, ch. 150, § 8, par. 76.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-704.
1973 Ed., § 43-805.
Cross References
Sale and merger of utilities, generally, see § 34-1001.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 5 - Issuance of Securities › § 34–505. Application of proceeds of stock

§ 34–505. Application of proceeds of stock.
No public utility shall apply the proceeds of any such stock, certificates of stock, bonds, or other evidences of indebtedness to any other purpose or issue the same on any less favorable terms than that specified in the certificate issued by the Commission.
(Mar. 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 990, ch. 150, § 8, par. 77.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-705.
1973 Ed., § 43-806.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 5 - Issuance of Securities › § 34–506. Stock to be void unless law is complied with

§ 34–506. Stock to be void unless law is complied with.
All stocks, certificates of stock, bonds, and other evidences of indebtedness issued contrary to the provisions of this subtitle shall be void.
(Mar. 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 990, ch. 150, § 8, par. 78.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-706.
1973 Ed., § 43-807.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 5 - Issuance of Securities › § 34–507. Penalty for improper issuance or application of stock or proceeds

§ 34–507. Penalty for improper issuance or application of stock or proceeds.
Any public utility, or any agent, director, or officer thereof, who shall, directly or indirectly, issue or cause to be issued any stocks, certificates of stock, bonds, or other evidences of indebtedness contrary to the provisions of this subtitle, or who shall apply the proceeds from the sale thereof to any purposes other than that specified in the certificate of the Commission, shall forfeit and pay into the Treasury of the United States, to the credit of the General Fund of the District of Columbia, not less than $1,000 nor more than $10,000 for each offense.
(Mar. 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 990, ch. 150, § 8, par. 79; Feb. 22, 1921, 41 Stat. 1144, ch. 70, § 7; June 28, 1944, 58 Stat. 533, ch. 300, § 18.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-707.
1973 Ed., § 43-808.
Cross References
Penal provision, recovery on rights, penalties and forfeitures, see § 34-711.
Penal provisions, deposits from fines and penalties, see § 34-710.
Penal provisions, stock issue by false statements, see § 34-701.
Failure to obey Commission, penalties, see §§ 34-706, 34-731 and 34-732.
General provisions, construction and severability of law, see § 34-403.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 6 - Orders and Court Proceedings › § 34–601. Schedules to conform to orders of Commission; schedule of changes to be approved by Commission

§ 34–601. Schedules to conform to orders of Commission; schedule of changes to be approved by Commission.
All public utilities to which an order of the Commission applies shall make such changes in their schedules on file as may be necessary to make the same conform to said order, and no change shall thereafter be made by any public utility in any such rates, tolls, or charges, or in any joint rate or rates, without the approval of the Commission. Certified copies of all other orders of the Commission shall be delivered to the public utility affected thereby in like manner, and the same shall take effect within such reasonable time thereafter as the Commission shall prescribe.
(Mar. 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 988, ch. 150, § 8, par. 61.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-901.
1973 Ed., § 43-701.
Cross References
Rate change procedures, appeal and review, see § 34-901.
Rates and charges, Commission’s power to regulate, see § 34-709.
Rate schedules, changes, see §§ 34-1123 et seq.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 6 - Orders and Court Proceedings › § 34–602. Commission may rescind, alter, or amend orders fixing rates

§ 34–602. Commission may rescind, alter, or amend orders fixing rates.
The Commission may, at any time, upon notice to the public utility and after opportunity to be heard as provided in § 34-910, rescind, alter, or amend any order fixing any rate or rates, tolls, charges, or schedules, or any other order made by the Commission, and certified copies of the same shall be served and take effect as herein provided for original orders.
(Mar. 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 988, ch. 150, § 8, par. 62.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-902.
1973 Ed., § 43-702.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 6 - Orders and Court Proceedings › § 34–603. Rates to be in force and to be prima facie reasonable

§ 34–603. Rates to be in force and to be prima facie reasonable.
All rates, tolls, charges, time and condition of payment thereof, schedules, and joint rates fixed by the Commission shall be in force and shall be prima facie reasonable until finally found otherwise in an action brought for that purpose.
(Mar. 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 988, ch. 150, § 8, par. 63.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-903.
1973 Ed., § 43-703.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 6 - Orders and Court Proceedings › § 34–604. Application to Court of Appeals for instructions; application for reconsideration

§ 34–604. Application to Court of Appeals for instructions; application for reconsideration.
(a) If at any time the Commission shall be in doubt of the elements of value to be by them considered in arriving at the true valuation under the provisions of this subtitle, they are authorized and empowered to institute a proceeding in equity in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals petitioning said court to instruct them as to the element or elements of value to be by them considered as aforesaid, and the particular utility under valuation at the time shall be made party defendant in said action.
(b) Any public utility or any other person or corporation affected by any final order or decision of the Commission may, within 30 days after the publication thereof, file with the Commission an application in writing requesting a reconsideration of the matters involved, and stating specifically the errors claimed as grounds for such reconsideration. No public utility or other person or corporation shall in any court urge or rely on any ground not so set forth in said application. The Commission, within 30 days after the filing of such application, shall either grant or deny it. Failure by the Commission to act upon such application within such period shall be deemed a denial thereof. If such application be granted, the Commission, after giving notice thereof to all interested parties, shall, either with or without hearing, rescind, modify, or affirm its order or decision. The filing of such an application shall act as a stay upon the execution of the order or decision of the Commission until the final action of the Commission upon the application; provided, that upon written consent of the utility such order or decision shall not be stayed unless otherwise ordered by the Commission. No appeal shall lie from any order of the Commission unless an application for reconsideration shall have been first made and determined.
(Mar. 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 988, ch. 150, § 8, par. 64; Aug. 27, 1935, 49 Stat. 882, ch. 742, § 1; June 25, 1936, 49 Stat. 1921, ch. 804; June 25, 1948, 62 Stat. 991, ch. 646, § 32(b); May 24, 1949, 63 Stat. 107, ch. 139, § 127; July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 588, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 168(a)(1).)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-904.
1973 Ed., § 43-704.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 34-607, § 34-609, and § 34-1313.18.
Cross References
Valuation of public utilities by Commission, see §§ 34-1105 et seq.
Editor's Notes
Former § 43-910 1981 Ed., 49 Stat. 885, ch. 742, § 4, provided that if any provision this section or the application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity of the remainder of said sections and of the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 6 - Orders and Court Proceedings › § 34–606. Appeal limited to questions of law

§ 34–606. Appeal limited to questions of law.
In the determination of any appeal from an order or decision of the Commission the review by the Court shall be limited to questions of law, including constitutional questions; and the findings of fact by the Commission shall be conclusive unless it shall appear that such findings of the Commission are unreasonable, arbitrary, or capricious.
(Mar. 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 989, ch. 150, § 8, par. 66; Aug. 27, 1935, 49 Stat. 883, ch. 742, § 2.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-906.
1973 Ed., § 43-706.
Editor's Notes
Former § 43-910 1981 Ed., 49 Stat. 885, ch. 742, § 4, provided that if any provision this section or the application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity of the remainder of said sections and of the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 6 - Orders and Court Proceedings › § 34–607. Orders to remain in force pending appeal; suspension of order

§ 34–607. Orders to remain in force pending appeal; suspension of order.
All orders and decisions of the Commission shall remain in full effect, except as provided in § 34-604 hereof, unless and until they are suspended, superseded, or rescinded by the Commission or are vacated by lawful order of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals; provided, that if in any petition made to the said Court appealing from an order or decision of the Commission it be alleged that substantial and irreparable property loss would be occasioned to the petitioner by the operation of the said order pending the determination of the said appeal, the Court shall set a time and place for hearing upon the said allegation after not less than 3 days notice to the Commission (during which period the execution of the order or decision shall be stayed), and the said Court may then, upon a clear showing of the irreparable and substantial property loss as alleged, suspend the effective date of the said order. No such suspension shall be for a greater period than 60 days without further order after notice or hearing by the Court. In the event of the issuance of an order suspending the operation of any order of the Commission, the Court may include therein such provision as it deems advisable for the preservation of records or accounts and the impounding or otherwise securing of moneys necessary to give effect to the order of the Commission in the event the said order is sustained.
(Mar. 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 989, ch. 150, § 8, par. 67; Aug. 27, 1935, 49 Stat. 884, ch. 742, § 2; June 25, 1936, 49 Stat. 1921, ch. 804; June 25, 1948, 62 Stat. 991, ch. 646, § 32(b); May 24, 1949, 63 Stat. 107, ch. 139, § 127; July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 588, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 168(a)(3).)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-907.
1973 Ed., § 43-707.
Editor's Notes
Former § 43-910 1981 Ed., 49 Stat. 885, ch. 742, § 4, provided that if any provision this section or the application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity of the remainder of said sections and of the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 6 - Orders and Court Proceedings › § 34–608. Authority of Commission to rescind its order after appeal is filed

§ 34–608. Authority of Commission to rescind its order after appeal is filed.
The Commission may at any time, rescind, alter, modify, or amend its order. If, after appeal is filed, the Commission shall rescind the order or decision appealed from, the appeal shall be dismissed; if it shall alter, modify, or amend the same, such altered, modified, or amended order or decision shall take the place of the original order and the Court shall proceed thereon as though the late order had been made by the Commission in the first instance.
(Mar. 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 989, ch. 150, § 8, par. 69; Aug. 27, 1935, 49 Stat. 884, ch. 742, § 2.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-908.
1973 Ed., § 43-709.
Editor's Notes
Former § 43-910 1981 Ed., 49 Stat. 885, ch. 742, § 4, provided that if any provision this section or the application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity of the remainder of said sections and of the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 6 - Orders and Court Proceedings › § 34–609. Method of review exclusive

§ 34–609. Method of review exclusive.
The method of review of the orders and decisions of the Commission provided by §§ 34-604 to 34-608, herein, shall be exclusive.
(Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 150, § 8, par. 69a; Aug. 27, 1935, 49 Stat. 884, ch. 742, § 2.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-909.
1973 Ed., § 43-710.
Editor's Notes
Former § 43-910 1981 Ed., 49 Stat. 885, ch. 742, § 4, provided that if any provision this section or the application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity of the remainder of said sections and of the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 6 - Orders and Court Proceedings › § 34–610. Production of incriminating evidence compellable; immunity from prosecution

§ 34–610. Production of incriminating evidence compellable; immunity from prosecution.
No person shall be excused from testifying or from producing books, accounts, and papers in any proceeding based upon or growing out of any violation of the provisions of this subtitle, on the ground or for the reason that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, required of him may tend to incriminate him or subject him to penalty or forfeiture; but no person having so testified shall be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter, or thing concerning which he may have testified or produced any documentary evidence; provided, that no person so testifying shall be exempted from prosecution or punishment for perjury; provided further, that the immunity hereby conferred shall extend only to a natural person who, in obedience to a subpoena, gives testimony under oath or produces evidence, documentary or otherwise, under oath.
(Mar. 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 989, ch. 150, § 8, par. 70.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-911.
1973 Ed., § 43-712.
Cross References
Utility failure to disclose, fraud, fines and penalties, see § 34-705.