South Carolina § 58-5-290 - Correction by Commission of improper rates and the like.
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§ 58-5-290. Correction by Commission of improper rates and the like.
Whenever the Commission shall find, after hearing, that the rates, fares, tolls, rentals, charges or classifications or any of them, however or whensoever they shall have theretofore been fixed or established, demanded, observed, charged or collected by any public utility for any service, product or commodity, or that the rules, regulations or practices, or any of them, affecting such rates, fares, tolls, rentals, charges or classifications, or any of them, are unjust, unreasonable, noncompensatory, inadequate, discriminatory or preferential or in any wise in violation of any provision of law, the Commission shall, subject to review by the courts, as herein provided, determine the just and reasonable fares, tolls, rentals, charges or classifications, rules, regulations or practices to be thereafter observed and enforced and shall fix them by order as herein provided.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 58-119; 1952 Code SECTION 58-119; 1942 Code SECTION 8210; 1932 Code SECTION 8253; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 1046; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 923; 1910 (26) 564; 1922 (32) 938; 1935 (39) 25.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 58-5-290 ("Correction by Commission of improper rates and the like.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. 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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