2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 196 - Regulation of public utilities.
196.06 - Uniform accounting; forms; books; office.

196.06 Uniform accounting; forms; books; office.

(1) Every public utility shall keep and render to the commission in the manner and form prescribed by the commission uniform accounts of all business transacted.

(2) The commission may require any public utility engaged directly or indirectly in any business other than that of the production, transmission or furnishing of heat, light, water, telecommunications service or power to keep and render separately to the commission in like manner and form the accounts of all such other business. This chapter applies to the books, accounts, papers and records of such other business if the commission requires the keeping and rendering separately of the accounts under this subsection.

(3) Each public utility shall keep and render its books, accounts, papers and records accurately and faithfully in the manner and form prescribed by the commission and shall comply with all directions of the commission relating to such books, accounts, papers and records.

(6) Each public utility shall have an office in one of the towns, villages or cities in this state in which its property or some part thereof is located, in which it shall keep all books, accounts, papers and records required by the commission to be kept within the state. No books, accounts, papers or records required by the commission to be kept within the state shall be removed from the state, except upon conditions prescribed by the commission.

History: 1977 c. 418; 1983 a. 53; 1985 a. 297.