Delaware Code Title 26 Sec. 205 – Reports by public utilities
(a) The Commission may require every public utility to file with the Commission such annual and other periodic or special reports, at such times, in such form and of such content, and covering such period or periods of time, as the Commission may by rules and regulations or by order prescribe.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 26 Sec. 205
- Commission: means the Public Service Commission. See Delaware Code Title 26 Sec. 102
- 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.
- 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
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
(b) (1) The Commission may require any public utility to file with it a copy of any report filed by such public utility with any state or federal department or regulatory body, including, but not limited to, copies of its Delaware and federal income tax returns.
(2) A public utility that is a subsidiary of a corporation that files consolidated state or federal income tax returns shall file with the Commission, when so requested by the Commission, pro forma Delaware and federal income tax returns based solely upon said public utility’s operations in Delaware.
(c) All reports shall be made under oath or affirmation unless the Commission otherwise specifies.
47 Del. Laws, c. 254, § ?3; 48 Del. Laws, c. 371, § ?6; 26 Del. C. 1953, § ?123; 59 Del. Laws, c. 397, § ?1;