Indiana § 8-1-12-1 - Consent of commission
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§ 8-1-12-1. Consent of commission
Sec. 1. Any public utility operating in any city or town, and any city or town in Indiana which owns or operates any public utility, is authorized, with the consent of the commission, to furnish utility service, free of charge, to any hospital that is located within the city or town, or immediately adjacent to the city or town, and that accepts and cares for charity patients.
Formerly: Acts 1929, c.87, s.1. As amended by P.L.23-1988, SEC.45; P.L.136-2018, SEC.65.
IC 8-1-13Chapter 13. Rural Electric Membership Corporation Act
8-1-13-1Short title 8-1-13-2Incorporation; purpose 8-1-13-3Definitions 8-1-13-4Articles of incorporation 8-1-13-5Articles of incorporation; action by commission 8-1-13-6Board of directors 8-1-13-7Board of directors; powers and duties 8-1-13-8Membership certificates; meetings of members 8-1-13-9Conditions of membership; restrictions to providing services 8-1-13-10Powers of corporation 8-1-13-11Enumerated powers of corporation 8-1-13-12Sale, encumbrance, or other disposition of property 8-1-13-13Obligations in anticipation of revenue; authority to issue 8-1-13-14Obligations; covenants or agreements 8-1-13-15Purchase; own obligations 8-1-13-16Consolidation or merger; mutual benefit corporations 8-1-13-17Services, facilities, and charges; sinking fund; REA borrowers 8-1-13-18Rates and charges; jurisdiction and powers of commission 8-1-13-18.5Withdrawal from jurisdiction of commission 8-1-13-19Repealed 8-1-13-20Repealed 8-1-13-21Dissolution of corporation 8-1-13-22Articles of incorporation; amendment; change of name; change of territory 8-1-13-23Classification of corporations; general district corporation and local district corporation distinguished 8-1-13-24Commission decisions or orders; appeal 8-1-13-25Construction of chapter 8-1-13-26Foreign corporation; admittance to do business within state; finding of convenience and necessity 8-1-13-27Liability of members and directors 8-1-13-28Rules; customer relations; adoption; complaints; procedures 8-1-13-29Rates, tolls, and charges; schedules; filing; approval 8-1-13-30Changes in schedules of rates, tolls, and charges; requests for increases; approval; factors considered; required procedures 8-1-13-31Production of corporate books, accounts, papers, or records; order or subpoena; penalty for failure to comply 8-1-13-32Investigations; agents; powers; recommendations 8-1-13-33Uniform accounts; requisites 8-1-13-34Furnishing of information; requirement 8-1-13-35Blank forms received; verification; delivery of documents, books, and papers 8-1-13-36Complaints against corporation; discriminatory rates or charges; inadequate service; investigation; hearing; order 8-1-13-37Investigation by commission on its own motion; rates, service, or territory 8-1-13-38Complaints by corporation affecting its own rates or service; notice and hearing requirements; consent orders 8-1-13-39Distribution cooperatives with less than 5,000 customers; rate orders; hearing requirement 8-1-13-40Subpoena power of commissioners and authorized agents; enforcement 8-1-13-41Violations of chapter; findings; just and reasonable orders to be made 8-1-13-42Rules; adoption; prior rules validated 8-1-13-43Maximum borrowing and expenditures for economic development
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-1-12-1 ("Consent of commission") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. 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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