[PART
II.]  CONSUMER ADVOCATE



 



§269-51  Consumer advocate; director of
commerce and consumer affairs.  The director of commerce and consumer
affairs shall be the consumer advocate in hearings before the public utilities
commission.  The consumer advocate shall represent, protect, and advance the
interests of all consumers, including small businesses, of utility services. 
The consumer advocate shall not receive any salary in addition to the salary
received as director of commerce and consumer affairs.



The responsibility for advocating the interests
of the consumer of utility services shall be separate and distinct from the
responsibilities of the public utilities commission and those assistants
employed by the commission.  As consumer advocate, the director of commerce and
consumer affairs shall have full rights to participate as a party in interest
in all proceedings before the public utilities commission. [L 1976, c 124, pt
of §1; am L 1982, c 204, §6; am L 1986, c 52, §1]