§ 39-1-18 - Hearings and records – Certified copies.
SECTION 39-1-18
§ 39-1-18 Hearings and records –Certified copies. – (a) All hearings and orders of the commission and of the division, and therecords thereof, shall be public and any person shall be permitted to recordall or any portion of a hearing by way of camera, video or tape recorder of anykind, unless a party to the hearing requests, and the chairperson oradministrator grants the request, that the recording be prohibited for theprotection of attorney-client privilege, confidentiality or other interest ofthe parties. All reports, records, files, books, and accounts in the possessionof the commission or the division shall be open to inspection by the public atall reasonable times. The division may charge and collect reasonable fees forcopies of official documents, orders, papers, and records, and forauthenticating or certifying the same; provided that no fee shall be chargedfor single copies of official documents, orders, papers, and records, furnishedto public officers of the state for use in their official capacity, or for theannual reports in the ordinary course of distribution.
(b) All filings made to the division or commission shall alsobe provided digitally in a manner established by the division. The commissionand division may adopt rules exempting filings from this requirement.
(c) In order to support the ability of the public andinterested parties to stay informed of the activities of the commission and thedivision, and to promote awareness of utility restructuring, the division shallmaintain a site on the internet through which the public may access:
(1) Notices of and agendas of hearings;
(2) All filings that are available in digital format and thatare not subject to protective orders;
(3) All orders, rules and regulations of the commission oradministrator;
(4) Announcements of, agendas for, and minutes of openmeetings;
(5) A calendar of all forthcoming open meetings and hearings;
(6) Current tariffs of all public utilities who are subjectto assessment pursuant to § 39-1-23; provided, however, that the divisionmay require any public utility with extensive tariffs to maintain a website andprovide access to those tariffs via a link from the division's website;
(7) A listing of all public utilities and nonregulated powerproducers, together with consumer contact information for each;
(8) Consumer information on billing dispute resolution,retail access, conservation, and consumer assistance programs;
(9) Demand side management programs available to residential,commercial and industrial customers;
(10) Other information as the division deems relevant anduseful to the public.