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RSA 374:4 · Duty to Keep Informed

Title
XXXIV: PUBLIC UTILITIES
Chapter
374 · GENERAL REGULATIONS
Status
current
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374:4 Duty to Keep Informed. – The commission and the department of energy shall have power, and it shall be their duty, to keep informed as to all public utilities in the state, their capitalization, franchises and the manner in which the lines and property controlled or operated by them are managed and operated, not only with respect to the safety, adequacy and accommodation offered by their service, but also with respect to their compliance with all provisions of law, orders of the commission and charter requirements. Source. 1911, 164:5. PL 240:4. RL 289:4. 1951, 203:23, eff. Sept. 1, 1951. 2021, 91:263, eff. July 1, 2021.

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Source. 1911, 164:5. PL 240:4. RL 289:4. 1951, 203:23, eff. Sept. 1, 1951. 2021, 91:263, eff. July 1, 2021.

Source history

  • 1911, 164:5. PL 240:4. RL 289:4
  • 1951, 203:23, eff. Sept. 1, 1951
  • 2021, 91:263, eff. July 1, 2021

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