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Article 1 Organization and Personnel. Section 37-1-1 Commission established. Section 37-1-2 Seal. Section 37-1-3 Election or appointment of commissioners; terms of office; filling of vacancies. Section 37-1-4 Oath. Section 37-1-5 Commissioners and clerks not to render professional service to utilities. Section 37-1-6 Certain persons ineligible to be commissioners. Section 37-1-7 Impeachment and removal of commissioners. Section 37-1-8 Office; meetings; record of proceedings. Section 37-1-9 Residence of commissioners; whole time to be devoted to official business. Section 37-1-10 Domicile of commission; jurisdiction of actions or proceedings against commission. Section 37-1-11 Salaries and expense allowances of commissioners. Section 37-1-12 Employees — Appointment or employment; salaries; special counsel. Section 37-1-12.1 Employees — Accountant, utility rates analyst, economist, etc. Section 37-1-12.2 Employees — Stenographic and other clerical assistants; special investigators. Section 37-1-13 Employees - Penalty for divulging certain information. Section 37-1-14 Bond of supervisor of accounts. Section 37-1-15 Free tickets, free passes or free transportation. Section 37-1-16 Assignment of Assistant Attorney General to represent consumers and state in proceedings before commission; powers and duties of Attorney General in connection with public utility services generally; commission to furnish copies of applications, pleadings, etc., filed with it to Attorney General. Section 37-1-17 Economic and financial studies and surveys of public utility services; compilation of financial and economic data, statistics and analysis; evaluations of future needs. Section 37-1-18 Consumer's Utility Rate Hearing Fund. Article 2 Powers and Duties Generally. Division 1 General Provisions. Section 37-1-30 Use of word "utility" or "utilities". Section 37-1-31 Exclusive powers and jurisdiction. Section 37-1-32 General supervision of utilities. Section 37-1-33 Jurisdictional exemptions or limitations —Distribution or furnishing, etc., of electricity, gas or steam. Section 37-1-34 Jurisdictional exemptions or limitations — Municipal utilities. Section 37-1-35 Jurisdictional exemptions or limitations - Exercise of certain municipal powers. Section 37-1-36 Jurisdictional exemptions or limitations — Nonutility business. Section 37-1-37 Jurisdictional exemptions or limitations — Logging or private railroads. Section 37-1-38 Adoption of rules. Section 37-1-39 Publication of orders and opinions. Section 37-1-40 Duty of utilities to comply with orders. Section 37-1-41 Reports to Governor. Section 37-1-42 Furnishing information to Department of Revenue. Section 37-1-43 Jurisdiction over utilities engaged in interstate commerce not regulated under acts of Congress. Section 37-1-44 Proceedings when interstate rates or rules, etc., deemed excessive or discriminatory. Section 37-1-45 Sitting or conferring with commissions of other states. Section 37-1-46 Sitting or conferring with federal commissions or agencies. Section 37-1-47 Intervention, initiation or participation in federal proceedings involving interstate rates, etc., in Alabama. Section 37-1-48 Waiver by utility of terms or conditions in municipal ordinances or contracts. Section 37-1-49 Duty of utility to render adequate service and maintain facilities. Section 37-1-50 Certificate for abandonment of service. Section 37-1-51 Classification of utility services. Section 37-1-52 Prescribing standards of service; regulations for testing of service. Section 37-1-52.1 Operator service to include access to live operator. Section 37-1-53 Providing for accuracy of meters or measuring devices, etc. Section 37-1-54 Establishing uniform systems of accounts for utilities. Section 37-1-55 Separation of intrastate railroad operations for accounting purposes. Section 37-1-56 Prescribing changes in form for schedules and service regulations. Section 37-1-57 Requiring reports and information from utilities — Generally. Section 37-1-58 Requiring reports and information from utilities — Annual return of business. Section 37-1-59 Requiring reports and information from utilities — Additional reports of earnings and operating expenses. Section 37-1-60 Requiring reports and information from utilities — Form of reports and records. Section 37-1-61 Requiring reports and information from utilities — Originals to be subscribed and sworn to; preservation in office of commission. Section 37-1-62 Reports, records and accounts to be open for public inspection. Section 37-1-63 Powers of commissioners and examiners to administer oaths, issue subpoenas, etc. Section 37-1-64 Attorney General to represent commission in legal proceedings; employment of special counsel. Section 37-1-65 Actions to enforce penalties or forfeitures. Section 37-1-66 Powers of members of enforcement division. Division 2 Rates and Other Regulations. Section 37-1-80 Rates to be just and reasonable; right of utility to earn fair net return; alternative methods of regulation. Section 37-1-80.1 Review and adjustment of rates of connecting telephone companies when South Central Bell Telephone Company receives increase in net return. Section 37-1-80.2 Telephone surcharge for service to deaf and hearing-impaired customers; no additional fee may be imposed; collection; implementation of system. Section 37-1-81 Schedules of rates or service regulations. Section 37-1-82 Production and inspection of books or records, etc., of utilities. Section 37-1-83 Investigation of unfair rates or inadequate service; who may file complaints; continuance. Section 37-1-84 Filing and contents of complaint. Section 37-1-85 Time and place of hearing. Section 37-1-86 Notice and process. Section 37-1-87 Intervention in proceedings before commission. Section 37-1-88 Right of party to be heard in person or by attorney. Section 37-1-89 Taking of testimony; further investigation; laws governing conduct of hearing; transcript. Section 37-1-90 Separate hearings on several matters. Section 37-1-91 Witnesses not excused for reasons of incrimination or forfeiture; perjury prosecution not barred. Section 37-1-92 Depositions of witnesses. Section 37-1-93 Fees of witnesses. Section 37-1-94 Time allowed commission for making decision. Section 37-1-95 Order requiring discontinuance or rectification of violation. Section 37-1-96 Necessity for hearing prior to order affecting rate or service. Section 37-1-97 Order fixing reasonable rate. Section 37-1-98 Certified copies of orders. Section 37-1-99 Rates and orders of commission deemed prima facie reasonable and valid. Section 37-1-100 Effective date of orders. Section 37-1-101 Modification of orders. Section 37-1-102 Record of proceedings. Section 37-1-103 Substantial compliance by commission with requirements of title sufficient. Section 37-1-104 Power of circuit court to compel compliance with commission orders, etc. Section 37-1-105 Rehearing. Division 3 Appeals. Division 1 General Provisions. Section 37-1-120 Right of appeal to Circuit Court of Montgomery County — Generally. Section 37-1-121 Right of appeal to Circuit Court of Montgomery County — Intervenors or interested parties. Section 37-1-122 Time for appeal; how appeal perfected. Section 37-1-123 Record or transcript of proceedings before commission. Section 37-1-124 Proceedings on appeal. Section 37-1-125 Right to supersede order by giving bond. Section 37-1-128 Superseding order — Amount of bond. Section 37-1-126 Superseding order - Order of stay or supersedeas. Section 37-1-127 Superseding order - Statement of approximate effect on revenues. Section 37-1-129 Superseding order — Additional bond. Section 37-1-130 Superseding order — Order stayed and superseded upon giving bond; termination of stay or supersedeas. Section 37-1-131 Rate suspension to affect only utilities giving bond. Section 37-1-132 Right of appeal to supreme court. Section 37-1-133 Appeal by commission or State. Section 37-1-134 Appeal by utility. Section 37-1-135 Action on bond for damages resulting from suspension of rates or orders. Division 2 Appeals in Cases Involving Rates and Charges of Telephone Companies or Public Utilities. Section 37-1-140 Direct appeal to supreme court as matter of right; preferred setting of appeals; time for taking appeals; bond required when appellant is utility or person. Section 37-1-141 Who may appeal; manner of taking appeal; application for supersedeas; supersedeas bonds; collection of denied rate increases prior to final disposition of case. Section 37-1-142 Certification to supreme court of record or transcript of proceedings before commission. Section 37-1-143 Review of case to be upon certified record or transcript; remand of case to commission for additional proceedings; employment of special masters, accountants, consultants, etc., by chief justice. Section 37-1-144 Subdivision cumulative; repeal of conflicting laws. Division 4 Injunction or Restraining Order. Section 37-1-150 Bond as condition precedent to issuance of injunction or restraining order. Section 37-1-151 Notice to commission. Section 37-1-152 Filing of bond; condition to pay damages. Section 37-1-153 Right to appeal. Section 37-1-154 Bond required upon appeal by utility. Section 37-1-155 Action on bond. Section 37-1-156 Delivery of bond upon dissolution of injunction; receipt in evidence. Section 37-1-157 Costs.

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