South Carolina Code 58-3-142. Limitation on appearance of members of General Assembly in rate-fixing proceedings
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 58-3-142
- Commission: means the Public Service Commission. See South Carolina Code 58-3-5
- Hearing officer: means a person employed by the commission to serve as a presiding officer in an adjudicative proceeding before the commission. See South Carolina Code 58-3-5
No member of the General Assembly or any member of a member’s law firm shall appear before the commission in any rate-fixing proceeding by representing any party in the proceeding for any purposes including political purposes, and it is the duty of the presiding commissioner or hearing officer to enforce the provisions of this section. However, this section does not apply to any member of the General Assembly appearing as a witness on either side of any hearing.