Florida Statutes Title XXVII Chapter 350 - Florida Public Service Commission

• 350.001 - Legislative Intent.
  The Florida Public Service Commission has been and shall continue to be an arm of the legislative branch of government. The Public Service Commission shall...
• 350.01 - Florida Public Service Commission; Terms Of Commissioners; Vacancies; Election And Duties Of Chair; Quorum; Proceedings.
  (1) The Florida Public Service Commission shall consist of five commissioners appointed pursuant to s. 350.031.(2)(a) Each commissioner serving on July 1, 1978, shall be permitted to...
• 350.011 - Florida Public Service Commission; Jurisdiction; Powers And Duties.
  The state regulatory agency heretofore known as the Florida Railroad and Public Utilities Commission or Florida Public Utilities Commission shall be known and hereafter called...
• 350.03 - Power Of Governor To Remove And To Fill Vacancies.
  The Governor shall have the same power to remove, suspend, or appoint to fill vacancies in the office of commissioners as in other offices, as...
• 350.031 - Florida Public Service Commission Nominating Council.
  (1)(a) There is created a Florida Public Service Commission Nominating Council consisting of 12 members. At least one member of the council must be 60 years...
• 350.04 - Qualifications Of Commissioners.
  A commissioner may not, at the time of appointment or during his or her term of office:(1) Have any financial interest, other than ownership of shares...
• 350.041 - Commissioners; Standards Of Conduct.
  (1) STATEMENT OF INTENT.—In addition to the provisions of part III of chapter 112, which are applicable to public service commissioners by virtue of their being...
• 350.042 - Ex Parte Communications.
  (1) A commissioner should accord to every person who is legally interested in a proceeding, or the person’s lawyer, full right to be heard according to...
• 350.043 - Enforcement And Interpretation.
  Any violation of s. 350.031, s. 350.04, s. 350.041, s. 350.042, or s. 350.0605 by a commissioner, former commissioner, former employee, or Public Service Commission...
• 350.05 - Oath Of Office.
  Before entering upon the duties of his or her office each commissioner shall subscribe to the following oath: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that...
• 350.06 - Place Of Meeting; Expenditures; Employment Of Personnel; Records Availability And Fees.
  (1) The offices of said commissioners shall be in the vicinity of Tallahassee, but the commissioners may hold sessions anywhere in the state at their discretion.(2) All...
• 350.0603 - Rulemaking Authority And Procedures For Purchases.
  The Florida Public Service Commission may adopt rules and procedures for purchases of commodities and services, including procurement of vehicles, office space, and contractual services...
• 350.0605 - Former Commissioners And Employees; Representation Of Clients Before Commission.
  (1) Any former commissioner of the Public Service Commission is prohibited from appearing before the commission representing any client or any industry regulated by the Public...
• 350.061 - Public Counsel; Appointment; Oath; Restrictions On Public Counsel And His Or Her Employees.
  (1) The committee designated by joint rule of the Legislature or by agreement between the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of...
• 350.0611 - Public Counsel; Duties And Powers.
  It shall be the duty of the Public Counsel to provide legal representation for the people of the state in proceedings before the commission and...
• 350.0612 - Public Counsel; Location.
  The Public Counsel shall maintain his or her office in Leon County on the premises of the commission or, if suitable space there cannot be...
• 350.0613 - Public Counsel; Employees; Receipt Of Pleadings.
  The committee may authorize the Public Counsel to employ clerical and technical assistants whose qualifications, duties, and responsibilities the committee shall from time to time...
• 350.0614 - Public Counsel; Compensation And Expenses.
  (1) The salaries and expenses of the Public Counsel and his or her employees shall be allocated by the committee only from moneys appropriated to the...
• 350.111 - “regulated Company” Defined.
  As used in ss. 350.111-350.117 and ss. 350.121-350.128, “regulated company” means any public utility as defined in s. 366.02 or any person holding a valid...
• 350.113 - Florida Public Service Regulatory Trust Fund; Moneys To Be Deposited Therein.
  (1) There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special fund to be designated as the “Florida Public Service Regulatory Trust Fund” which shall be...
• 350.115 - Uniform Systems And Classifications Of Accounts.
  The commission may prescribe by rule uniform systems and classifications of accounts for each type of regulated company and approve or establish adequate, fair, and...
• 350.117 - Reports; Audits.
  (1) The commission may require such regular or emergency reports, including, but not limited to, financial reports, as the commission deems necessary to fulfill its obligations...
• 350.121 - Commission Inquiries; Confidentiality Of Business Material.
  If the commission undertakes an inquiry, any records, documents, papers, maps, books, tapes, photographs, files, sound recordings, or other business material, regardless of form or...
• 350.123 - Oaths; Depositions; Protective Orders.
  The commission may administer oaths, take depositions, issue protective orders, issue subpoenas, and compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, documents,...
• 350.124 - Compelled Testimony.
  If any person called to testify in a commission proceeding shall refuse to testify because of a claim of possible self-incrimination, the commission, after consultation...
• 350.125 - Administrative Law Judges.
  Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the commission shall utilize administrative law judges of the Division of Administrative Hearings of the Department of...
• 350.127 - Penalties; Rules; Execution Of Contracts.
  (1) The commission may impose upon any regulated company that is found to have refused to comply with or willfully violated any lawful rule or order...
• 350.128 - Judicial Review.
  (1) As authorized by s. 3(b)(2), Art. V of the State Constitution, the Supreme Court shall, upon petition, review any action of the commission relating to...
• 350.81 - Communications Services Offered By Governmental Entities.
  (1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Advanced service” means high-speed-Internet-access-service capability in excess of 200 kilobits per second in the upstream or the downstream direction,...

Last modified: September 23, 2016