Indiana Code — 8
Browse 2,381 sections in division 8 of the Indiana code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 8-1-1-1. "Commission" defined; references to public service commission
- § 8-1-1-2. Creation of commission; membership; term of office; chairman
- § 8-1-1-3. Organization of commission; administrative law judges; investigation and hearing; bond; powers and duties
- § 8-1-1-4. Repealed
- § 8-1-1-4.1. Payment of expenses
- § 8-1-1-5. Impartiality of commission; evidence; record; utility consumer counselor; ex parte communications; executive sessions; violations
- § 8-1-1-6. Repealed
- § 8-1-1-7. Survival, actions, or appeals pending before abolished commission
- § 8-1-1-8. Hearings; publication of notice
- § 8-1-1-8.1. Duty of commission to provide live transmission of certain proceedings; policy governing live transmission of commission proceedings
- § 8-1-1-9. Suggested orders; filing exceptions
- § 8-1-1-10. Survival, actions, or proceedings pending before former commission
- § 8-1-1-11. Staff of commission
- § 8-1-1-12. Repealed
- § 8-1-1-13. Repealed
- § 8-1-1-14. Annual report
- § 8-1-1-15. Implementing rules; duration
- § 8-1-1-16. Commission to consider effect of governmental requirements upon utility's operational expenses
- § 8-1-2-0.3. Effective date of certain amendments made to section 103 of this chapter
- § 8-1-2-0.5. State policy to promote utility investment in infrastructure while protecting affordability of utility service
- § 8-1-2-0.6. State policy concerning Indiana's electric generation resource mix, energy infrastructure, and electric service ratemaking; attributes to be considered
- § 8-1-2-0.7. State policy recognizing natural gas and propane as clean energy or green energy for state or federal funding or incentive programs; existing definitions not affected
- § 8-1-2-1. Definitions
- § 8-1-2-1.1. Transmitting communications through Internet Protocol enabled retail services; regulatory status
- § 8-1-2-1.2. Landlord, condominium association, or homeowners association distributing water or sewer service; not considered public utility; permissible charges; disclosure; complaints
- § 8-1-2-1.3. "Electric vehicle"; "electric vehicle supply equipment"; person making EV supply equipment available for public use; compensation based on kilowatt hours sold; regulatory status; retail customer's private provision of electricity to EV supply equipment on premises
- § 8-1-2-2. Legal counsel for commission
- § 8-1-2-3. Repealed
- § 8-1-2-3.5. Methods of payment; consolidated bill
- § 8-1-2-4. Services to public; rates and charges
- § 8-1-2-4.1. Public water or wastewater utilities; changes in federal or state income tax rate; petition to commission for surcharge
- § 8-1-2-4.2. Rate adjustment reflecting repeal of utility receipts tax; notice to affected customers
- § 8-1-2-4.3. Rate or charge adjustment reflecting repeal of utility receipts tax; notice to affected customers
- § 8-1-2-4.7. Levelized billing plans for income eligible electric customers; option to opt out; reconciliation mechanism; customer notice; use of term "budget billing" prohibited
- § 8-1-2-5. Joint use of facilities; failure of parties to agree; resolution by commission
- § 8-1-2-5.5. Attachments by cable operators to electric distribution poles owned by rural electric cooperatives or municipalities; calculation of rental fees; unauthorized attachments; transfers and relocations
- § 8-1-2-6. Valuation of property
- § 8-1-2-6.1. Indiana coal and clean coal technology; research, development, and preconstruction expenses
- § 8-1-2-6.6. Valuation of property; qualified pollution control property constructed before March 31, 2002
- § 8-1-2-6.7. Depreciation of clean coal technology
- § 8-1-2-6.8. Valuation of property; qualified pollution control property constructed after March 31, 2002
- § 8-1-2-7. Valuation of property; hearings
- § 8-1-2-8. Valuation of property; expenses; orders
- § 8-1-2-9. Valuation of property; revaluation
- § 8-1-2-10. Accounting systems; recovery of deferred costs
- § 8-1-2-11. Accounts and accounting; other subsidiary business
- § 8-1-2-12. Books, accounts, papers, and records
- § 8-1-2-13. Forms; conduct of business
- § 8-1-2-14. Books, accounts, papers, or records; approval of system
- § 8-1-2-15. Books, accounts, papers, or records; removal from state; directors; residence
- § 8-1-2-16. Accounts; closing date; filing with commission
- § 8-1-2-17. Accounts; examination and audit
- § 8-1-2-18. Books, accounts, papers, records, and memoranda; inspection and examination
- § 8-1-2-19. Depreciation account; calculation of depreciation rates; inclusion of depreciation and asset retirement costs in utility rates
- § 8-1-2-20. Depreciation account; rules, regulations, and forms
- § 8-1-2-21. Depreciation; rates, tolls, and charges
- § 8-1-2-22. Depreciation fund; management
- § 8-1-2-23. Construction accounts; additions or extension; approval by commission
- § 8-1-2-23.5. Public utility may seek approval of plan to develop future source of water supply; treatment of cost for ratemaking purposes
- § 8-1-2-24. Arrangement for distribution of profits or sliding scale of charges; temporary discount to demand component of electricity rates and charges
- § 8-1-2-25. Rates and charges; rules and regulations involving changes
- § 8-1-2-26. Financial statements and accounts
- § 8-1-2-27. Repealed
- § 8-1-2-28. Repealed
- § 8-1-2-29. Public inspection of commission reports, files, and records; access of parties to relevant rate information
- § 8-1-2-30. Repealed
- § 8-1-2-31. Repealed
- § 8-1-2-32. Standard commercial units of product or service
- § 8-1-2-33. Standard measurements for units of product or service
- § 8-1-2-34. Meters and measuring appliances; specifications and standards
- § 8-1-2-34.5. Customer service; determination of complaints
- § 8-1-2-35. Meters and measuring appliances; testing
- § 8-1-2-36. Meters and measuring instruments; purchase by commission for examinations and tests
- § 8-1-2-36.5. Installation of submetering equipment for individual units; adoption of rules
- § 8-1-2-37. Entry on property; testing meters and measuring instruments
- § 8-1-2-38. Filing schedule of rates and charges
- § 8-1-2-39. Filing schedule of rates and charges; rules and regulations to accompany
- § 8-1-2-40. Copies of schedule; public inspection
- § 8-1-2-41. Schedule of joint rates and charges; printing
- § 8-1-2-42. Changes in schedules
- § 8-1-2-42.1. Cost recovery; substitute natural gas contracts
- § 8-1-2-42.3. Calculation of relevant period; determination of reduction; exception
- § 8-1-2-42.5. Periodic review of rates and charges; commission to post summary of reviews of electricity suppliers on website
- § 8-1-2-42.7. Petition to change basic rates and charges; applicability; designation of test period; temporary implementation of rates and charges; extension of time; reconciliation
- § 8-1-2-43. New schedules; filing
- § 8-1-2-44. Overcharges and undercharges
- § 8-1-2-45. Rate schedules; changes in form
- § 8-1-2-46. Classification of service; commission may allow water or wastewater utility to establish customer assistance program
- § 8-1-2-46.1. Classification of service; rate for furnishing traction power
- § 8-1-2-46.2. Water or wastewater utility extension of service for economic development, to rural area, or to developed but underserved area without deposit from customers
- § 8-1-2-46.3. Connection to sewer system not required upon improvement to dwelling if no addition of bedroom and determination that septic tank soil absorption system not failing
- § 8-1-2-47. Inspections; tests; audits and investigations; rules and regulations
- § 8-1-2-48. Conduct of business; information; excessive wages; inquiry or audit of utility's power plant efficiency and system reliability
- § 8-1-2-49. Inspection of books and records; affiliated interests; jurisdiction; annual reports
- § 8-1-2-50. Compelling production of books, papers, and records; offenses
- § 8-1-2-51. Investigations; commission
- § 8-1-2-52. Information; submission to commission
- § 8-1-2-53. Information; furnishing to commission
- § 8-1-2-54. Complaints against utilities; hearing
- § 8-1-2-54.1. Actions for mandate to compel hearing or issuance of orders
- § 8-1-2-55. Complaints against utilities; notice to utilities
- § 8-1-2-56. Complaints; notice to public utility and complainant
- § 8-1-2-57. Complaints against utilities; separate hearings
- § 8-1-2-58. Complaints against utilities; investigations
- § 8-1-2-59. Complaints against utilities; investigations; hearing
- § 8-1-2-60. Complaints against utilities; hearings; decision and order
- § 8-1-2-61. Complaint by utility; contents; notice; summary orders; public hearings; alternative pricing structures for retail energy service
- § 8-1-2-61.5. Rate orders; formal public hearing; proposed regulatory procedures for small water or sewer utilities; commission findings
- § 8-1-2-61.6. Small water utilities; changes in wholesale rates; notice to purchaser; rate relief
- § 8-1-2-61.7. Petition for review of rates and charges for wholesale sewage service contracts
- § 8-1-2-61.8. "Rental unit community"
- § 8-1-2-62. Evidence; compelling production; witnesses; compelling attendance
- § 8-1-2-63. Witnesses; expenses
- § 8-1-2-64. Witnesses; depositions
- § 8-1-2-65. Record of commission proceedings and investigations
- § 8-1-2-66. Investigations; transcript of evidence; admissibility
- § 8-1-2-67. Investigations; transcript of evidence; copy
- § 8-1-2-68. Rates and charges; order fixing
- § 8-1-2-69. Complaints against utilities; orders of commission
- § 8-1-2-70. Expenses of investigations
- § 8-1-2-71. Rate schedules; changes
- § 8-1-2-72. Orders; rescission; modification
- § 8-1-2-73. Burden of proof; proceedings against utilities
- § 8-1-2-74. Investigations; self-incrimination
- § 8-1-2-75. Orders of commission; distribution of copies
- § 8-1-2-75.5. Telegraph utility stocks, bonds, commercial paper, and other evidences of indebtedness; authority to issue
- § 8-1-2-76. Stocks, bonds, commercial paper, and other evidences of indebtedness; limitations upon authority to issue
- § 8-1-2-77. Stock; consideration; discount or premium
- § 8-1-2-78. Stocks, bonds, commercial paper, and other evidences of indebtedness; authority to issue
- § 8-1-2-79. Securities; issuance; approval; fraud; offense
- § 8-1-2-80. Stocks, bonds, commercial paper, and evidences of indebtedness; certificate of authority for issuance
- § 8-1-2-81. Stocks, bonds, commercial paper, or other evidences of indebtedness; state not obligated to pay or guarantee
- § 8-1-2-82. Franchise; sale; transfer; assignment or encumbrance
- § 8-1-2-83. Franchises; sale; transfer; assignment or encumbrance; special rate contracts
- § 8-1-2-84. Merger or consolidation; acquisition, lease, sale, or encumbrance of property
- § 8-1-2-85. Municipally owned utilities; securities; fee for issuance
- § 8-1-2-86. Second utility serving same area; declaration of public convenience and necessity
- § 8-1-2-86.5. Repealed
- § 8-1-2-87. Gas utilities; necessity certificates; requirements
- § 8-1-2-87.5. Transportation of gas; necessity certificate; application; public hearing; grounds for granting certificate; revocation
- § 8-1-2-87.6. Exemption of Indiana produced natural gas; petition and hearing on rates for purchase or transport
- § 8-1-2-87.7. Gas utilities; tariffs; reasonableness factors
- § 8-1-2-88. Repealed
- § 8-1-2-88.5. Repealed
- § 8-1-2-88.6. Access charges for interconnection to local exchange facilities
- § 8-1-2-88.7. Telephone companies that are REA borrowers; rates sufficient to repay financial assistance
- § 8-1-2-89. Sewers and sewer systems; certificate of territorial authority; municipal or county acquisition and operation
- § 8-1-2-90. Repealed
- § 8-1-2-91. Grant of licenses, permits, or franchises; state corporations or citizens
- § 8-1-2-92. Indeterminate licenses, permits, or franchises; purchase or condemnation by municipality
- § 8-1-2-93. Acceptance of indeterminate licenses, permits, or franchises; effect
- § 8-1-2-94. Repealed
- § 8-1-2-94.1. Repealed
- § 8-1-2-95. Repealed
- § 8-1-2-95.1. Electric utilities; eminent domain against electric utility property prohibited
- § 8-1-2-96. Repealed
- § 8-1-2-97. Repealed
- § 8-1-2-98. Repealed
- § 8-1-2-99. Repealed
- § 8-1-2-100. Repealed
- § 8-1-2-101. Municipal regulations; county executive's power; relocation of facilities
- § 8-1-2-101.2. Municipal council or county executive prohibited from regulating utility service based on energy source used
- § 8-1-2-101.5. Compliance by municipal water or wastewater utility with Indiana utility regulatory commission rules regarding main extensions; dispute resolution
- § 8-1-2-101.6. "Capacity related fee"; "contributions in aid of construction"; "local unit"; "tap fee"; "utility"; "utility infrastructure"; capacity related fee or tap fee established after June 30, 2022; prohibition against inclusion of contributions in aid of construction; property owner's right to request meeting with local unit or utility; petition to commission; right to appeal
- § 8-1-2-101.7. Connection of workforce housing to water or wastewater system; effect of connection on utility's overall cost of service; exemption from or reduction in capacity related fee or tap fee; special contract required; discretion by utility to avoid subsidization by other customers; exemption or reduction not considered discriminatory
- § 8-1-2-102. Political influence or activities; free or reduced rates or charges for products or services; violations; offense
- § 8-1-2-103. Rates and charges; discriminatory overcharges and undercharges; offense; free service or special rate exceptions
- § 8-1-2-104. Rates and charges; undercharges by furnishing facilities to utility prohibited; exception
- § 8-1-2-105. Rates and charges; discrimination; penalty; exceptions
- § 8-1-2-106. Rates and charges; undercharges by rebates or concessions prohibited; offense
- § 8-1-2-107. Damages; loss or injury caused by violation
- § 8-1-2-108. Officers and employees; violations; municipally owned utilities; annual reports
- § 8-1-2-109. General penalty provision
- § 8-1-2-110. Repealed
- § 8-1-2-111. Repealed
- § 8-1-2-112. Continuing acts as separate offenses
- § 8-1-2-113. Commission's recommendation to governor to declare disaster emergency or state energy emergency; commission's alteration, amendment, or suspension of rates or services; limitations
- § 8-1-2-114. Accidents, investigation, and report
- § 8-1-2-115. Enforcement of law; recovery of forfeitures or penalties
- § 8-1-2-116. Orders and decisions; compliance
- § 8-1-2-117. Rates, penalties, or forfeitures; recovery action
- § 8-1-2-118. Public service commission; traveling expenses and per diem
- § 8-1-2-119. Repealed
- § 8-1-2-120. Repealed
- § 8-1-2-121. Termination of residential electric or gas service
- § 8-1-2-122. Notice of termination of service; requisites
- § 8-1-2-125. "Not-for-profit utilities"; services and facilities; reasonable and just charges; not-for-profit sewer utilities
- § 8-1-2-126. Electrical power generated outside the United States
- § 8-1-2-127. Customer billing; indication of amount of federal energy tax
- § 8-1-2-128. Nonjurisdictional water or wastewater utilities; quadrennial reports on asset management program; general administrative order by commission; required training or continuing education
- § 8-1-3-1. Appeals; time limitations; assignments of error
- § 8-1-3-2. Petition for rehearing; time for ruling; actions for mandate; termination of right of appeal
- § 8-1-3-3. Petition to be made party applicant; intervenor or protestant
- § 8-1-3-4. Assignment of errors and transcript of record; filing
- § 8-1-3-5. Service of papers
- § 8-1-3-6. Presumption; rates; collection pending appeal
- § 8-1-3-7. Determination of appeal; remand of proceedings for rehearing; injunctions
- § 8-1-3-8. Costs
- § 8-1-3-9. Opposing affidavits; time to file
- § 8-1-3-10. Questions of law; certification by commission
- § 8-1-3-11. Enforcement proceedings by commission
- § 8-1-3-12. Repealed
- § 8-1-4-1. Maturity dates
- § 8-1-5-1. Lien of mortgage
- § 8-1-6-1. Public policy; computation; disposition
- § 8-1-6-2. Disposition of fees
- § 8-1-6-3. "Public utility" and "gross revenue" defined
- § 8-1-6-4. Imposition
- § 8-1-6-5. Report of annual gross revenue
- § 8-1-6-6. Audit of returns
- § 8-1-6-7. Payments subject to allotment system
- § 8-1-6-8. Delinquent fees; penalty
- § 8-1-6-9. Deposit with treasurer of state
- § 8-1-7-1. Indeterminate permit replacing franchise
- § 8-1-8-1. Limitations on power
- § 8-1-8-2. Repealed
- § 8-1-8-3. Construction of chapter
- § 8-1-9-1. Public policy
- § 8-1-9-2. Definitions
- § 8-1-9-3. Audits
- § 8-1-9-4. New location; right to operate
- § 8-1-9-5. Certain projects; payment of initial cost
- § 8-1-10-1. Payments unlawful
- § 8-1-10-2. Fines and penalties
- § 8-1-12-1. Consent of commission
- § 8-1-13-1. Short title
- § 8-1-13-2. Incorporation; purpose
- § 8-1-13-3. Definitions
- § 8-1-13-4. Articles of incorporation
- § 8-1-13-5. Articles of incorporation; action by commission
- § 8-1-13-6. Board of directors
- § 8-1-13-7. Board of directors; powers and duties
- § 8-1-13-8. Membership certificates; meetings of members
- § 8-1-13-9. Conditions of membership; restrictions to providing services
- § 8-1-13-10. Powers of corporation
- § 8-1-13-11. Enumerated powers of corporation
- § 8-1-13-12. Sale, encumbrance, or other disposition of property
- § 8-1-13-13. Obligations in anticipation of revenue; authority to issue
- § 8-1-13-14. Obligations; covenants or agreements
- § 8-1-13-15. Purchase; own obligations
- § 8-1-13-16. Consolidation or merger; mutual benefit corporations
- § 8-1-13-17. Services, facilities, and charges; sinking fund; REA borrowers
- § 8-1-13-18. Rates and charges; jurisdiction and powers of commission
- § 8-1-13-18.5. Withdrawal from jurisdiction of commission
- § 8-1-13-19. Repealed
- § 8-1-13-20. Repealed
- § 8-1-13-21. Dissolution of corporation
- § 8-1-13-22. Articles of incorporation; amendment; change of name; change of territory
- § 8-1-13-23. Classification of corporations; general district corporation and local district corporation distinguished
- § 8-1-13-24. Commission decisions or orders; appeal
- § 8-1-13-25. Construction of chapter
- § 8-1-13-26. Foreign corporation; admittance to do business within state; finding of convenience and necessity
- § 8-1-13-27. Liability of members and directors
- § 8-1-13-28. Rules; customer relations; adoption; complaints; procedures
- § 8-1-13-29. Rates, tolls, and charges; schedules; filing; approval
- § 8-1-13-30. Changes in schedules of rates, tolls, and charges; requests for increases; approval; factors considered; required procedures
- § 8-1-13-31. Production of corporate books, accounts, papers, or records; order or subpoena; penalty for failure to comply
- § 8-1-13-32. Investigations; agents; powers; recommendations
- § 8-1-13-33. Uniform accounts; requisites
- § 8-1-13-34. Furnishing of information; requirement
- § 8-1-13-35. Blank forms received; verification; delivery of documents, books, and papers
- § 8-1-13-36. Complaints against corporation; discriminatory rates or charges; inadequate service; investigation; hearing; order
- § 8-1-13-37. Investigation by commission on its own motion; rates, service, or territory
- § 8-1-13-38. Complaints by corporation affecting its own rates or service; notice and hearing requirements; consent orders
- § 8-1-13-39. Distribution cooperatives with less than 5,000 customers; rate orders; hearing requirement
- § 8-1-13-40. Subpoena power of commissioners and authorized agents; enforcement
- § 8-1-13-41. Violations of chapter; findings; just and reasonable orders to be made
- § 8-1-13-42. Rules; adoption; prior rules validated
- § 8-1-13-43. Maximum borrowing and expenditures for economic development
- § 8-1-14-1. Plans and specifications
- § 8-1-15-1. Petition for vacation
- § 8-1-15-2. Hearing on petition
- § 8-1-15-3. Aggrieved persons; filing written remonstrance
- § 8-1-15-4. Order granting or denying petition
- § 8-1-17-1. Short title
- § 8-1-17-2. Formation of corporation
- § 8-1-17-2.1. Not-for-profit corporations formed under Acts 1935, c. 157; amended articles of incorporation
- § 8-1-17-2.2. Telephone cooperative corporations formed before July 1, 2020
- § 8-1-17-3. Definitions
- § 8-1-17-4. Articles of incorporation
- § 8-1-17-5. Articles of incorporation; certificate of territorial authority; commission review; notice to facilities based local exchange carriers; issuance of certificate; request for additional information; filing with secretary of state; status as body corporate
- § 8-1-17-6. Repealed
- § 8-1-17-7. Board of directors
- § 8-1-17-8. Board of directors; powers and duties
- § 8-1-17-9. Certificates of membership; meetings of members; notice; quorum; votes required for action; elections
- § 8-1-17-10. Corporate purpose; local cooperative corporation
- § 8-1-17-11. General cooperative corporation and local cooperative corporation distinguished
- § 8-1-17-12. General grant of powers to corporation
- § 8-1-17-13. Powers of cooperative corporation enumerated
- § 8-1-17-14. Sale, encumbrance, or other disposition of property
- § 8-1-17-15. Obligations; authority for issuance
- § 8-1-17-16. Obligations; covenants and agreements to secure
- § 8-1-17-17. Purchase of own obligations
- § 8-1-17-18. Repealed
- § 8-1-17-18.1. Repealed
- § 8-1-17-18.2. Consolidation of corporations
- § 8-1-17-19. Consolidation of corporations; transfer of assets, franchises, and obligations
- § 8-1-17-20. Rates and charges; revenues and receipts not needed; REA borrowers; rates sufficient to repay financial assistance
- § 8-1-17-21. Repealed
- § 8-1-17-22. Repealed