2013 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers
CHAPTER 5 - GAS, HEAT, WATER, SEWERAGE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL, AND STREET RAILWAY COMPANIES
SECTION 58-5-290. Correction by Commission of improper rates and the like.


SC Code § 58-5-290 (2013) What's This?

Whenever the Commission shall find, after hearing, that the rates, fares, tolls, rentals, charges or classifications or any of them, however or whensoever they shall have theretofore been fixed or established, demanded, observed, charged or collected by any public utility for any service, product or commodity, or that the rules, regulations or practices, or any of them, affecting such rates, fares, tolls, rentals, charges or classifications, or any of them, are unjust, unreasonable, noncompensatory, inadequate, discriminatory or preferential or in any wise in violation of any provision of law, the Commission shall, subject to review by the courts, as herein provided, determine the just and reasonable fares, tolls, rentals, charges or classifications, rules, regulations or practices to be thereafter observed and enforced and shall fix them by order as herein provided.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-119; 1952 Code Section 58-119; 1942 Code Section 8210; 1932 Code Section 8253; Civ. C. '22 Section 1046; Civ. C. '12 Section 923; 1910 (26) 564; 1922 (32) 938; 1935 (39) 25.

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