| (1) |
The commission shall charge and collect the following fees: for filing applications for certificates of convenience and necessity, $100 each; for copies of papers and records not required to be certified or otherwise authenticated by the commission, 15 cents for each folio; for certified copies of official documents and orders filed in its office, 20 cents for each folio, and $2 for every certificate under seal affixed thereto; for certifying a copy of any report made by a public utility, $2; for each certified copy of the annual report of the commission, $3; for certified copies of evidence and proceedings before the commission, 50 cents for each folio in the original copy and 25 cents for each folio in the carbon copies. |
Terms Used In Utah Code 54-7-6
- Commission: means the Public Service Commission. See Utah Code 54-2-1
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Public utility: includes every railroad corporation, gas corporation, electrical corporation, distribution electrical cooperative, wholesale electrical cooperative, telephone corporation, telegraph corporation, water corporation, sewerage corporation, heat corporation, and independent energy producer not described in Section 54-2-201 where the service is performed for, or the commodity delivered to, the public generally, or in the case of a gas corporation or electrical corporation where the gas or electricity is sold or furnished to any member or consumers within the state for domestic, commercial, or industrial use. See Utah Code 54-2-1
- Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
| (2) |
Fees may not be charged or collected for copies of papers, records, or official documents, except certified copies of evidence and proceedings referred to in this chapter, furnished to public officers for use in their official capacity, or for the annual reports of the commission in the ordinary course of distributions. However, the commission may fix reasonable charges for publications issued under its authority. |
| (3) |
All fees charged and collected under this section shall be paid into the treasury of the state to the credit of the funds appropriated for the use of the commission, but fees for certified copies of evidence and proceedings before the commission which are reported by a shorthand reporter may be collected and retained by the official shorthand reporter of the commission pursuant to rules prescribed by the commission. |
Amended by Chapter 101, 1988 General Session
