Delaware Code Title 26 Sec. 109 – Disqualification for serving as member or employee of Commission
(a) No person shall be eligible for appointment to or shall hold the office of Commissioner, or be appointed by the Commission to hold any office or position under it, who is a director, officer or employee of any public utility or owns or directly or indirectly controls any stock of any public utility entitled to vote for election of directors.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 26 Sec. 109
- Commission: means the Public Service Commission. See Delaware Code Title 26 Sec. 102
- Public utility: includes every individual, partnership, association, corporation, joint stock company, agency or department of the State or any association of individuals engaged in the prosecution in common of a productive enterprise (commonly called a "cooperative"), their lessees, trustees or receivers appointed by any court whatsoever, that now operates or hereafter may operate for public use within this State, (however, electric cooperatives shall not be permitted directly or through an affiliate to engage in the production, sale or distribution of propane gas or heating oil), any natural gas, electric (excluding electric suppliers as defined in § 1001 of this title), electric transmission by other than a public utility over which the Commission has no supervisory or regulatory jurisdiction pursuant to § 202(a) or (g) of this title, water, wastewater (which shall include sanitary sewer charge), telecommunications (excluding telephone services provided by cellular technology or by domestic public land mobile radio service) service, system, plant or equipment. See Delaware Code Title 26 Sec. 102
(b) No Commissioner, and no employee, appointee or official engaged in the service of, or in any manner connected with the Commission shall hold any office or position, or be engaged in any business, employment or vocation, the duties of which are incompatible with the duties of his or her office as Commissioner, or his or her employment in the service or in connection with the work of the Commission.
47 Del. Laws, c. 254, § ?1; 48 Del. Laws, c. 371, § ?2; 26 Del. C. 1953, § ?108; 59 Del. Laws, c. 397, § ?1; 61 Del. Laws, c. 419, § ?1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1;