§ 49-04-01 Public utility to provide adequate service
§ 49-04-02 Reasonable charges for services and commodities of public utility
§ 49-04-02.1 Customer deposits – Interest
§ 49-04-03 Violation of prescribed system of accounts unlawful
§ 49-04-04 Power of public utility to issue evidence of indebtedness
§ 49-04-05 Commission approval required to dispose of or encumber franchises, works, or systems – Exceptions
§ 49-04-06 Acquiring stock or membership interest or business of another utility – Authorization by commission
§ 49-04-07 Unreasonable preferences or advantages prohibited
§ 49-04-08 Certain discriminations allowed
§ 49-04-09 Long and short hauls
§ 49-04-10 Freight pooling
§ 49-04-15 Public utility tax report – Furnished to commission on request
§ 49-04-16 Orders from commission – Observance by public utility
§ 49-04-17 Reasonable rules and regulations by public utility
§ 49-04-18 Public utility reports furnished to commission
§ 49-04-19 Security interests against transmitting utilities – Filing instruments with secretary of state
§ 49-04-20 Notification before discontinuance of utility service

Terms Used In North Dakota Code > Chapter 49-04 - Duties of Public Utilities

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • 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.
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Personal property: includes money, goods, chattels, things in action, and evidences of debt. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Rule: includes regulation. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. Source: OCC
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Verified: means sworn to before an officer authorized to administer oaths. See North Dakota Code 1-01-42
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33