§ 37-1-1 Commission established
§ 37-1-2 Seal
§ 37-1-3 Election or appointment of commissioners; terms of office; filling of vacancies
§ 37-1-4 Oath
§ 37-1-5 Commissioners and clerks not to render professional service to utilities
§ 37-1-6 Certain persons ineligible to be commissioners
§ 37-1-7 Impeachment and removal of commissioners
§ 37-1-8 Office; meetings; record of proceedings
§ 37-1-9 Residency of commissioners; full time devoted to official business
§ 37-1-10 Domicile of commission; jurisdiction of actions or proceedings against commission
§ 37-1-11 Salaries and expense allowances of commissioners
§ 37-1-12 Employees – Appointment or employment; salaries; special counsel
§ 37-1-12.1 Employees – Accountant, utility rates analyst, economist, etc
§ 37-1-12.2 Employees – Stenographic and other clerical assistants; special investigators
§ 37-1-13 Employees – Penalty for divulging certain information
§ 37-1-14 Bond of supervisor of accounts
§ 37-1-15 Free tickets, free passes or free transportation
§ 37-1-16 Assignment of Assistant Attorney General to represent consumers and state in proceedings before commission; powers and duties of Attorney General in connection with public utility services generally; commission to furnish copies of applications, pleadings
§ 37-1-17 Economic and financial studies and surveys of public utility services; compilation of financial and economic data, statistics and analysis; evaluations of future needs
§ 37-1-18 Consumer’s Utility Rate Hearing Fund
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Terms Used In Alabama Code > Title 37 > Chapter 1 > Article 1 - Organization and Personnel

  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Impeachment: (1) The process of calling something into question, as in "impeaching the testimony of a witness." (2) The constitutional process whereby the House of Representatives may "impeach" (accuse of misconduct) high officers of the federal government for trial in the Senate.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • month: means a calendar month. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1