<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 49-34A-39 - Investigation of condition of public utilities--Hearings. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2070722Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2070722SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070722CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2070722Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2070722DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070722000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070722SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070722SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2070722Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-34A-39"><span class="s2070722SENU">49-34A-39</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070722SENU">. </span><span class="s2070722CL">Investigation of condition of public utilities--Hearings.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070722Normal-000000"><span class="s2070722DefaultParagraphFont">The Public Utilities Commission upon complaint or on its own initiative and whenever it may deem it necessary in the performance of its duties may investigate and examine the condition and operation of public utilities or any particular public utility. In conducting such investigations, the commission may proceed either with or without a hearing as it may deem best but it shall make no order without affording the parties affected thereby a hearing.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070722Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070722000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070722Normal"><span class="s2070722SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070722SCL-000002"> SL 1975, ch 283, § 29.</span></p></div></body></html>