Utah Code 54-4-19. Right to enter upon public utility premises
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Terms Used In Utah Code 54-4-19
- Commission: means the Public Service Commission. See Utah Code 54-2-1
- Department: means the Department of Transportation created in Section 72-1-201. See Utah Code 54-2-1
- 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
The commissioners and officers and employees of the commission and the Department of Transportation, where public carriers are involved, shall have power to enter upon any premises occupied by any public utility for the purpose of making the examinations and tests and exercising any of the other powers provided for in this title and to set up and use on such premises any apparatus and appliances necessary therefor. The agents and employees of such public utility shall have the right to be present at the making of such examinations and tests.
Amended by Chapter 9, 1975 Special Session 1
Amended by Chapter 9, 1975 Special Session 1