66-1506. Time for payment of assessment; recovery of unauthorized assessment.

66-1506

Chapter 66.--PUBLIC UTILITIES
Article 15.--COSTS AND EXPENSES OF INVESTIGATION AND REGULATION; HEARINGS

      66-1506.   Time for payment of assessment; recovery of unauthorizedassessment.Every public utility or common carrier against which an assessment ismade shall pay the amount thereof, and after such payment may under theconditions in this act provided, at any time within one year from the datethe payment was made, sue the state in an action at law to recover theamount paid with legal interest thereon from the date of payment, upon theground that said assessment was excessive, erroneous, unlawful or invalidin whole or in part. If it is finally determined in such action that anypart of the assessment, for which payment was made was excessive,erroneous, unlawful or invalid, the state treasurer shall make a refund tothe claimant as directed by the court.

      History:   L. 1935, ch. 267, § 5; May 15.