Connecticut § 16-13 - Procedure upon complaint.
Full text of Connecticut Connecticut General Statutes § 16-13 — Procedure upon complaint., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-13. Procedure upon complaint.
Sec. 16-13. Procedure upon complaint. Upon receipt of such complaint, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall fix a time and place for hearing thereon and shall give notice thereof to all parties in interest, and shall make such further investigation into the alleged conditions as it deems necessary. If, upon such hearing, the authority finds the conditions to be dangerous to public safety or to the safety of employees, it shall make such order as may be necessary to remedy the same and shall furnish a copy of such order to the complainant, upon request. If the authority finds that the complaint is not justified, it shall so notify the complainant in writing, by registered or certified letter, specifying the reasons for such finding, and shall file a copy of such notification in the office of the authority.
(1949 Rev., S. 5403; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 4, 40, 345, 348; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 75-486 replaced public utilities commission with public utilities control authority; P.A. 77-614 replaced public utilities control authority with division of public utility control within the department of business regulation, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-482 made division an independent department and deleted reference to abolished department of business regulation; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Public Utility Control” and “department” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority” and “authority”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011.
Cited. 169 C. 344.
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Section 16-13 ("Procedure upon complaint.") is part of the Connecticut General Statutes, the codified statutory law of Connecticut. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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