South Dakota § 49-34A-12 - Change in rates--Notice to commission and affected customers.
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§ 49-34A-12. Change in rates--Notice to commission and affected customers.
Unless the Public Utilities Commission otherwise orders, no public utility shall change any rate which has been duly established under this chapter, except after thirty days' notice to the commission, which notice shall include statements of facts, expert opinions, substantiating documents, and exhibits, supporting the change requested, and further shall state the change proposed to be made in the rates then in force, and the time when the modified rates will go into effect. The utility shall give written notice of any proposed increase of any rate to all affected customers served by the public utility at least thirty days prior to the effective date thereof. The notice to affected customers shall include a statement that the customer has a right to join with twenty-four other customers and file a written objection to such rate increase and that they may request the commission to suspend the rate increase and to hold a public hearing to determine if such rate increase should be allowed. All proposed changes shall be shown by filing new schedules or shall be plainly indicated upon schedules on file and in force at the time.
Source: SL 1975, ch 283, § 7; SL 1976, ch 296, § 11.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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