Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 80 Public Utilities - Chapter 80.04 Regulations -- General

80.04.010 Definitions
As used in this title, unless specifically defined otherwise or unless the context indicates otherwise: "Automatic location identification" means a system by which information about ...

80.04.015 Conduct of business subject to regulation -- Determination by commission
Whether or not any person or corporation is conducting business subject to regulation under this title, or has performed or is performing any act requiring ...

80.04.020 Procedure before commission and courts
Each commissioner shall have power to administer oaths, certify to all official acts, and to issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and the production ...

80.04.030 Number of witnesses may be limited
In all proceedings before the commission the commission shall have the right, in their discretion, to limit the number of witnesses testifying upon any subject ...

80.04.040 Witness fees and mileage
Each witness who shall appear under subpoena shall receive for his attendance four dollars per day and ten cents per mile traveled by the nearest ...

80.04.050 Protection against self-incrimination
The claim by any witness that any testimony sought to be elicited may tend to incriminate him shall not excuse such witness from testifying, but ...

80.04.060 Depositions -- Service of process
The commission shall have the right to take the testimony of any witness by deposition, and for that purpose the attendance of witnesses and the ...

80.04.070 Inspection of books, papers, and documents
The commission and each commissioner, or any person employed by the commission, shall have the right, at any and all times, to inspect the accounts, ...

80.04.075 Manner of serving papers
All notices, applications, complaints, findings of fact, opinions and orders required by this title to be served may be served by mail and service thereof ...

80.04.080 Annual reports
Every public service company shall annually furnish to the commission a report in such form as the commission may require, and shall specifically answer all ...

80.04.090 Forms of records to be prescribed
The commission may, in its discretion, prescribe the forms of any and all accounts, records and memoranda to be kept by public service companies, including ...

80.04.095 Protection of records containing commercial information
Records, subject to chapter 42.56 RCW, filed with the commission or the attorney general from any person which contain valuable commercial information, including trade secrets ...

80.04.100 Production of out-of-state books and records
The commission may by order with or without hearing require the production within this state, at such time and place as it may designate, of ...

80.04.110 Complaints -- Hearings -- Water systems not meeting board of health standards -- Drinking water standards -- Nonmunicipal water systems audits
(1) Complaint may be made by the commission of its own motion or by any person or corporation, chamber of commerce, board of trade, or ...

80.04.120 Hearing -- Order -- Record
At the time fixed for the hearing mentioned in RCW 80.04.110, the complainant and the person or corporation complained of shall be entitled to be ...

80.04.130 Suspension of tariff change -- Mandatory measured telecommunications service -- Washington telephone assistance program service -- Effect of abandonment of electrical generation facility on which tax exemption for pollution control equipment is claimed -- Waiver of provisions during state of emergency
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, whenever any public service company shall file with the commission any schedule, classification, rule, or ...

80.04.140 Order requiring joint action
Whenever any order of the commission shall require joint action by two or more public service companies, such order shall specify that the same shall ...

80.04.150 Remunerative rates cannot be changed without approval
Whenever the commission shall find, after hearing had upon its own motion or upon complaint as herein provided, that any rate, toll, rental or charge ...

80.04.160 Rules and regulations
The commission is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt, promulgate and issue rules and regulations covering the transmission and delivery of messages and conversations, and ...

80.04.170 Review of orders
Any complainant or any public service company affected by any findings or order of the commission, and deeming such findings or order to be contrary ...

80.04.180 Supersedeas -- Water companies seeking supersedeas
(1) The pendency of any writ of review shall not of itself stay or suspend the operation of the order of the commission, but the ...

80.04.190 Appellate review
The commission, any public service company or any complainant may, after the entry of judgment in the superior court in any action of review, seek ...

80.04.200 Rehearing before commission
Any public service company affected by any order of the commission, and deeming itself aggrieved, may, after the expiration of two years from the date ...

80.04.210 Commission may change orders
The commission may at any time, upon notice to the public service company affected, and after opportunity to be heard as provided in the case ...

80.04.220 Reparations
When complaint has been made to the commission concerning the reasonableness of any rate, toll, rental or charge for any service performed by any public ...

80.04.230 Overcharges -- Refund
When complaint has been made to the commission that any public service company has charged an amount for any service rendered in excess of the ...

80.04.240 Action in court on reparations and overcharges
If the public service company does not comply with the order of the commission for the payment of the overcharge within the time limited in ...

80.04.250 Valuation of public service property
The commission shall have power upon complaint or upon its own motion to ascertain and determine the fair value for rate making purposes of the ...

80.04.260 Summary proceedings
Whenever the commission shall be of opinion that any public service company is failing or omitting, or about to fail or omit, to do anything ...

80.04.270 Merchandise accounts to be kept separate
Any public service company engaging in the sale of merchandise or appliances or equipment shall keep separate accounts, as prescribed by the commission, of its ...

80.04.280 Purchase and sale of stock by employees
No public service company shall permit any employee to sell, offer for sale, or solicit the purchase of any security of any other person or ...

80.04.290 Sales of stock to employees and customers
A corporate public service company, either heretofore or hereafter organized under the laws of this state, may sell to its employees and customers any increase ...

80.04.300 Budgets to be filed by companies -- Supplementary budgets
The commission may regulate, restrict, and control the budgets of expenditures of public service companies. Each company shall prepare a budget showing the amount of ...

80.04.310 Commission's control over expenditures
The commission may, both as to original and supplementary budgets, prior to the making or contracting for the expenditure of any item therein, and after ...

80.04.320 Budget rules
The commission may prescribe the necessary rules to place RCW 80.04.300 through 80.04.330 in operation. It may, by rule, establish criteria to exempt companies in ...

80.04.330 Effect of unauthorized expenditure -- Emergencies
Any public service company may make or contract for any rejected item of expenditure, but in such case the same shall not be allowed as ...

80.04.350 Depreciation and retirement accounts
The commission shall have power after hearing to require any or all public service companies to carry proper and adequate depreciation or retirement accounts in ...

80.04.360 Earnings in excess of reasonable rate -- Consideration in fixing rates
If any public service company earns in the period of five consecutive years immediately preceding the commission order fixing rates for such company a net ...

80.04.380 Penalties -- Violations by public service companies
Every public service company, and all officers, agents and employees of any public service company, shall obey, observe and comply with every order, rule, direction ...

80.04.385 Penalties -- Violations by officers, agents, and employees of public service companies
Every officer, agent or employee of any public service company, who shall violate or fail to comply with, or who procures, aids or abets any ...

80.04.387 Penalties -- Violations by other corporations
Every corporation, other than a public service company, which shall violate any provision of this title, or which shall fail to obey, observe or comply ...

80.04.390 Penalties -- Violations by persons
Every person who, either individually, or acting as an officer or agent of a corporation other than a public service company, shall violate any provision ...

80.04.400 Actions to recover penalties -- Disposition of fines, penalties, and forfeitures
Actions to recover penalties under this title shall be brought in the name of the state of Washington in the superior court of Thurston county, ...

80.04.405 Additional penalties -- Violations by public service companies and officers, agents, and employees thereof
In addition to all other penalties provided by law every public service company subject to the provisions of this title and every officer, agent or ...

80.04.410 Orders and rules conclusive
In all actions between private parties and public service companies involving any rule or order of the commission, and in all actions for the recovery ...

80.04.420 Intervention by commission where order or rule is involved
In all court actions involving any rule or order of the commission, where the commission has not been made a party, the commission shall be ...

80.04.430 Findings of commission prima facie correct
Whenever the commission has issued or promulgated any order or rule, in any writ of review brought by a public service company to determine the ...

80.04.440 Companies liable for damages
In case any public service company shall do, cause to be done or permit to be done any act, matter or thing prohibited, forbidden or ...

80.04.450 Certified copies of orders, rules, etc. -- Evidentiary effect
Upon application of any person the commission shall furnish certified copies of any classification, rate, rule, regulation or order established by such commission, and the ...

80.04.460 Investigation of accidents
Every public service company shall give immediate notice to the commission of every accident resulting in death or injury to any person occurring in its ...

80.04.470 Commission to enforce public service laws -- Employees as peace officers
It shall be the duty of the commission to enforce the provisions of this title and all other acts of this state affecting public service ...

80.04.480 Rights of action not released -- Penalties cumulative
This title shall not have the effect to release or waive any right of action by the state or any person for any right, penalty ...

80.04.500 Application to municipal utilities
Nothing in this title shall authorize the commission to make or enforce any order affecting rates, tolls, rentals, contracts or charges or service rendered, or ...

80.04.510 Duties of attorney general
It shall be the duty of the attorney general to represent and appear for the people of the state of Washington and the commission in ...

80.04.520 Approval of lease of utility facilities
In addition to any other powers and duties under this chapter, the commission shall have the authority to authorize and approve the terms of any ...

80.04.530 Local exchange company that serves less than two percent of state's access lines -- Regulatory exemptions -- Reporting requirements
(1)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, the following do not apply to a local exchange company that serves less than two percent ...

80.04.550 Thermal energy -- Restrictions on authority of commission
(1) Nothing in this title shall authorize the commission to make or enforce any order affecting rates, tolls, rentals, contracts or charges for service rendered, ...