Tennessee Statutes

Title 65 - Public Utilities And Carriers

Chapter 1 - Tennessee Regulatory Authority
- Part 1 - General Provisions
- Part 2 - Transitional Civil Service Provisions
Chapter 2 - Procedure Before the Tennessee Regulatory Authority
- 65-2-101 - Chapter definitions.
- 65-2-102 - Adoption, effective date and publication of rules.
- 65-2-103 - Petitions to be in writing Filing fees.
- 65-2-104 - Petition for declaratory ruling by the authority.
- 65-2-105 - Declaratory judgment on validity of rules.
- 65-2-106 - Show cause orders.
- 65-2-107 - Parties to contested cases.
- 65-2-108 - Notice and hearing in contested cases.
- 65-2-109 - Rules of evidence Judicial notice Burden of proof.
- 65-2-110 - Authority reporter Preparation of official record.
- 65-2-111 - Proceedings before hearing examiners.
- 65-2-112 - Decisions and orders in contested cases.
- 65-2-113 - Publication of decisions and orders in contested cases.
- 65-2-114 - Petitions for rehearing in contested cases.
- 65-2-115 - Effect of filing of petition for rehearing.
- 65-2-116 - Grounds for rehearing.
- 65-2-117 - Replies to petitions for rehearing.
- 65-2-118 - Disposition of petitions for rehearing.
- 65-2-119 - Proceedings upon granting of petition for rehearing.
- 65-2-120 - Conflict of laws.
- 65-2-121 - Liberal construction of chapter.
Chapter 3 - Regulation of Railroads by Department of Transportation
- Part 1 - General Provisions
- Part 2 - Inspection, Control, and Supervision Fee
Chapter 4 - Regulation of Public Utilities by Authority
- Part 1 - General Provisions
- Part 2 - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
- Part 3 - Inspection, Control, and Supervision Fee
- Part 4 - Telephone Solicitation
- Part 5 - Unsolicited Facsimiles
Chapter 5 - Regulation of Rates
- Part 1 - Public Utilities
- Part 2 - Broadband Business Certainty Act of 2006
Chapter 6 - Railroads Powers Construction and Maintenance
- Part 1 - General Provisions
- Part 2 - Clearance Requirements
- Part 3 - Cattle Guards
Chapter 7 - Subscription to Railroad Stock by Counties and Municipalities
- 65-7-101 - Power of locality to become stockholder.
- 65-7-102 - Right to subscribe to stock.
- 65-7-103 - Conditions precedent to subscription.
- 65-7-104 - Record of application, plan, and amount Ordering of election.
- 65-7-105 - County election on question Order by legislative body.
- 65-7-106 - City or town election on question Order by governing body.
- 65-7-107 - Notice of election.
- 65-7-108 - Conduct of election Certificate of result Validity.
- 65-7-109 - Election Style of ballot.
- 65-7-110 - Action on return of commission.
- 65-7-111 - Second election.
- 65-7-112 - Subscriptions Time of payment.
- 65-7-113 - Bond issue for payment.
- 65-7-114 - Tax levy to meet bond payments.
- 65-7-115 - Collection of tax.
- 65-7-116 - Issuance of stock.
Chapter 8 - Purchase and Sale of Railroads
- 65-8-101 - Power to acquire and operate other railroads.
- 65-8-102 - Borrowing money for payment Issuance of bonds.
- 65-8-103 - Continuation of business by seller to wind up business.
- 65-8-104 - Authority to purchase under judicial sale.
- 65-8-105 - Rights of purchase under judicial sale.
- 65-8-106 - Sale under mortgage.
- 65-8-107 - Sale under judgment.
- 65-8-108 - Right of purchaser to tax exemption waived.
- 65-8-109 - Organization of new company by purchasers.
Chapter 9 - Consolidation of Railroads
- 65-9-101 - Power to consolidate.
- 65-9-102 - Consolidation agreement.
- 65-9-103 - Approval of stockholders.
- 65-9-104 - Agreement and evidence of approval recorded.
- 65-9-105 - Rights of creditors.
- 65-9-106 - Rights and liabilities of consolidated corporation.
- 65-9-107 - Powers of consolidated corporation.
- 65-9-108 - Privileges and exemption from taxation not transferred.
- 65-9-109 - Consolidation of proposed roads.
Chapter 10 - Liens on Railroad Property
- Part 1 - General Provisions
- Part 2 - Subcontractor's Lien Against Railroad
Chapter 11 - Highway Crossings
- 65-11-101 - Construction and repair.
- 65-11-102 - Noncompliance with § 65-11-101 Penalty.
- 65-11-103 - Construction, maintenance and repair.
- 65-11-104 - Noncompliance with § 65-11-103 Misdemeanor.
- 65-11-105 - Form of railroad crossing sign.
- 65-11-106 - Liability for blocking street crossing.
- 65-11-107 - Elimination of grade crossings over public highways.
- 65-11-108 - Location and character of substituted crossing.
- 65-11-109 - Compliance with order to eliminate grade crossing.
- 65-11-110 - Apportionment of work in constructing underpass or overpass.
- 65-11-111 - Apportionment of cost of eliminating grade crossing.
- 65-11-112 - Maintenance of underpass or overpass.
- 65-11-113 - Automatic warning or protective devices.
- 65-11-114 - [Transferred.]
- 65-11-115 - Installation of warning strips authorized.
- 65-11-116 - Competitive bidding Negotiating labor costs.
Chapter 12 - Operation of Railroads
- 65-12-101 - [Repealed.]
- 65-12-102 - [Repealed.]
- 65-12-103 - Payment of fare required.
- 65-12-104 - [Repealed.]
- 65-12-105 - [Repealed.]
- 65-12-106 - [Repealed.]
- 65-12-107 - [Repealed.]
- 65-12-108 - Precautions required for prevention of accidents.
- 65-12-109 - Violation of § 65-12-108 is negligence per se.
- 65-12-110 - [Repealed.]
- 65-12-111 - Full stop at crossings.
- 65-12-112 - Track motor cars.
- 65-12-113 - Wires strung over railroad tracks.
- 65-12-114 - Standard of care required when livestock on tracks.
- 65-12-115 - Locomotive operator must carry engineer's operator permit.
Chapter 13 - Duties of Railroads to Passengers  [Repealed]
- 65-13-101 - 65-13-110. [Repealed.]
Chapter 14 - Terminal Companies
- 65-14-101 - Special powers.
- 65-14-102 - Right to construct facilities across or along streets and alleys.
- 65-14-103 - Authority to acquire, hold and dispose of stock or bonds.
- 65-14-104 - Keeping of hotel, restaurant, and newsstand.
- 65-14-105 - Leasing of terminal facilities to railroad companies.
- 65-14-106 - Lessee railroads Guarantee of principal and interest of bonds and other contracts.
- 65-14-107 - Lessee railroads Authority to subscribe, hold, and dispose of stock or bonds of terminal corporations.
Chapter 15 - Motor Carriers
- Part 1 - General Provisions
- Part 2 - Voluntary Safety Inspection
Chapter 16 - Street and Interurban Railroads.  [Repealed.]
- Part 1 - Powers, Construction, Maintenance. [Repealed]
- Part 2 - Equipment and Operation. [Repealed]
Chapter 17 - [Reserved]
Chapter 18 - Incline Railroad Companies
- 65-18-101 - [Repealed.]
- 65-18-102 - Gauge.
- 65-18-103 - Construction of track across highways, streets and alleys.
- 65-18-104 - Crossing signs.
- 65-18-105 - Municipal regulations.
- 65-18-106 - Private crossings and cowgaps.
- 65-18-107 - Regulations for running trains Freight and passengers.
- 65-18-108 - Charge for transportation.
Chapter 19 - Ridesharing
- Part 1 - Jitney Service
- Part 2 - Tennessee Ridesharing Act
Chapter 20 - Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Carriers
- 65-20-101 - Compressed cotton.
- 65-20-102 - Refusal of or failure to receive goods.
- 65-20-103 - Claims for lost or damaged freight and overcharges.
- 65-20-104 - Nontransferable passenger tickets Redemption of passenger tickets.
- 65-20-105 - Passenger rights forfeited for intoxication.
Chapter 21 - Telegraphs and Telephones
- Part 1 - General Provisions
- Part 2 - Rights-of-Way
Chapter 22 - Light, Heat and Power Companies
- 65-22-101 - Acquisition of land.
- 65-22-102 - Dams in navigable streams.
- 65-22-103 - Wires, conduits, conductors, pipes, and pipelines.
- 65-22-104 - Contracts for services.
- 65-22-105 - Manufacture and sale of ice or other products.
- 65-22-106 - Consolidation.
Chapter 23 - State Rural Electrification Authority
- 65-23-101 - Short title.
- 65-23-102 - Definitions.
- 65-23-103 - Tennessee rural electrification authority.
- 65-23-104 - Corporate purpose.
- 65-23-105 - General grant of powers.
- 65-23-106 - Grant of specific powers.
- 65-23-107 - Board of directors.
- 65-23-108 - Directors Appointment and terms of office.
- 65-23-109 - Organization of board.
- 65-23-110 - Compensation of directors.
- 65-23-111 - Public employment of directors prohibited.
- 65-23-112 - Powers of board.
- 65-23-113 - Operations of authority outside of state.
- 65-23-114 - Issuance of bonds Repurchase Interim certificates.
- 65-23-115 - Bonds not debts of state.
- 65-23-116 - Validity of bonds.
- 65-23-117 - Rates, fees, or charges of authority.
- 65-23-118 - Agreement of state with bondholders.
- 65-23-119 - Security for bonds.
- 65-23-120 - Rights and remedies of bondholders.
- 65-23-121 - Moneys of the authority Security for deposits.
- 65-23-122 - Termination of authority's existence.
- 65-23-123 - Provisions of chapter exclusive.
Chapter 24 - Electric Membership Corporations   [Repealed]
- 65-24-101 - 65-24-125. [Repealed.]
Chapter 25 - Electric Cooperatives
- Part 1 - Electric Cooperative Law [Repealed]
- Part 2 - Rural Electric and Community Services Cooperatives
Chapter 26 - Gas Companies
- 65-26-101 - Power to lay pipes and conductors.
- 65-26-102 - Sale of gas.
- 65-26-103 - Restrictions against nuisances.
- 65-26-104 - Damage or tampering with company property.
- 65-26-105 - Condemnation.
Chapter 27 - Water and Waterworks Companies
- 65-27-101 - Power of condemnation.
- 65-27-102 - Companies contracting to supply water to charitable institutions.
- 65-27-103 - Compensation to owners for property condemned.
- 65-27-104 - Bond by water company pending assessment of damages.
- 65-27-105 - Authority to lay pipes.
- 65-27-106 - Extension and placement of conductors, pipelines, hydrants and fire plugs.
- 65-27-107 - Injury or destruction of company property or unauthorized connections.
- 65-27-108 - Use of company property without contract.
- 65-27-109 - Pollution of water or reservoir.
Chapter 28 - Pipeline Corporations
- Part 1 - General Provisions
- Part 2 - Landfill Methane Development Act
Chapter 29 - Telephone Cooperatives
- 65-29-101 - Short title.
- 65-29-102 - Purpose of cooperatives Nonprofit corporations.
- 65-29-103 - Chapter definitions.
- 65-29-104 - Powers.
- 65-29-105 - Name Conversion of existing corporations.
- 65-29-106 - Incorporators.
- 65-29-107 - Articles of incorporation.
- 65-29-108 - Bylaws.
- 65-29-109 - Members of cooperative Meetings Notice Quorum Votes.
- 65-29-110 - Initiative by members.
- 65-29-111 - Board of directors.
- 65-29-112 - Officers.
- 65-29-113 - Amendment of articles of incorporation Certificate of change of principal office.
- 65-29-114 - Consolidation.
- 65-29-115 - Merger.
- 65-29-116 - Effect of consolidation or merger.
- 65-29-117 - Conversion of existing corporations.
- 65-29-118 - Dissolution.
- 65-29-119 - Filing of articles of incorporation, etc.
- 65-29-120 - Filing fees.
- 65-29-121 - Use of revenue.
- 65-29-122 - Disposition of property Authorized sources of indebtedness.
- 65-29-123 - Nonliability of members for debts of cooperative.
- 65-29-124 - Mortgages.
- 65-29-125 - Exercise of eminent domain.
- 65-29-126 - Waiver of notice.
- 65-29-127 - Acknowledgments by officers, directors or members.
- 65-29-128 - Foreign corporations.
- 65-29-129 - No exemption from ad valorem taxes.
- 65-29-130 - Jurisdiction of Tennessee regulatory authority.
- 65-29-131 - Securities act exemption.
- 65-29-132 - Construction of chapter.
- 65-29-133 - Cooperative elections Criminal penalties.
- 65-29-134 - Notice to cooperative members of merger.
Chapter 30 - Radio Common Carriers
- 65-30-101 - Short title.
- 65-30-102 - Declaration of public policy.
- 65-30-103 - Chapter definitions.
- 65-30-104 - Applicability of chapter.
- 65-30-105 - Certificate of public convenience and necessity.
- 65-30-106 - General jurisdiction of authority.
- 65-30-107 - Rates.
- 65-30-108 - Duties of radio common carriers.
- 65-30-109 - Abandonment.
- 65-30-110 - Interconnection with land line telephone utility.
- 65-30-111 - Supervision and regulation.
- 65-30-112 - Penalty.
Chapter 31 - Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act
- 65-31-101 - Short title.
- 65-31-102 - Chapter definitions.
- 65-31-103 - Permits do not relieve liability.
- 65-31-104 - Excavations without ascertainment of underground utilities prohibited.
- 65-31-105 - Filing requirements for utility operators.
- 65-31-106 - Notice of intent to excavate or demolish.
- 65-31-107 - Operator associations for mutual receipt of notifications.
- 65-31-108 - Response to notice of intent to excavate or demolish.
- 65-31-109 - Emergency excavation or demolition.
- 65-31-110 - Precautions to avoid damage.
- 65-31-111 - Notice of excavation or demolition damage.
- 65-31-112 - Criminal penalties and remedies.
- 65-31-113 - Severability.
Chapter 32 - Utilities' Cut-off Procedures Act
- 65-32-101 - Short title.
- 65-32-102 - Applicability of chapter.
- 65-32-103 -
- 65-32-104 - Discontinuance of service Notice.
- 65-32-105 - Resumption of utility service upon payment of arrearage.
Chapter 33 - Installment Payment of Fuel Bills
- 65-33-101 - Monthly average payment plans required.
- 65-33-102 - Participation optional.
- 65-33-103 - Payment of delinquent bill prior to participation.
- 65-33-104 - Withdrawal from plan by customer.
- 65-33-105 - Cancellation of plan by customer delinquency.
- 65-33-106 - Adjustment of payment to reflect rate changes.
Chapter 34 - Geographic Territories of Electric Utility Systems
- 65-34-101 - Legislative intent Findings.
- 65-34-102 - Chapter definitions.
- 65-34-103 - Non-consumer owned electric systems Expansion limits.
- 65-34-104 - Non-consumer owned electric systems Removal of equipment, facilities.
- 65-34-105 - Tennessee regulatory authority Jurisdiction Powers.
- 65-34-106 - Eminent domain.
- 65-34-107 - Municipalities Powers Limitations.
- 65-34-108 - Agreements among public electric systems Legislative intent.
Chapter 35 - Fraud, Theft or Destruction of Property
- 65-35-101 - Chapter definitions.
- 65-35-102 - Prohibited acts.
- 65-35-103 - Evidence of violation.
- 65-35-104 - Civil liability Damages Liens Perfection of liens.
- 65-35-105 - Criminal proceedings.
- 65-35-106 - Civil remedies and criminal penalties mutually exclusive.
- 65-35-107 - Regulatory jurisdiction not extended.
Chapter 36 - Equal Powers and Authority Act
- 65-36-101 - Short title.
- 65-36-102 - Chapter definitions.
- 65-36-103 - Legislative findings.
- 65-36-104 - Interlocal cooperation agreements authorized.
- 65-36-105 - Use of surplus funds.
- 65-36-106 - Telephone, telegraph and telecommunications services.
- 65-36-107 - Competitive consequences of agreement.
- 65-36-108 - Construction with other regulatory statutes.
Chapter 37 - Pricing & Bundling of Telecommunications Services
- 65-37-101 - Promotional incentives for telecommunications services Policy Implementation.
- 65-37-102 - Price discrimination.
- 65-37-103 - Retail offering of combinations or bundles of products or services.
- 65-37-104 - Financial information or reporting System of accounts.