The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXVII
RAILROADS AND OTHER REGULATED UTILITIES

Chapter 350
FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

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F.S. 350.0611

350.0611 Public Counsel; duties and powers.—It shall be the duty of the Public Counsel to provide legal representation for the people of the state in proceedings before the commission and in proceedings before counties pursuant to s. 367.171(8). The Public Counsel shall have such powers as are necessary to carry out the duties of his or her office, including, but not limited to, the following specific powers:

(1) To recommend to the commission or the counties, by petition, the commencement of any proceeding or action or to appear, in the name of the state or its citizens, in any proceeding or action before the commission or the counties and urge therein any position which he or she deems to be in the public interest, whether consistent or inconsistent with positions previously adopted by the commission or the counties, and utilize therein all forms of discovery available to attorneys in civil actions generally, subject to protective orders of the commission or the counties which shall be reviewable by summary procedure in the circuit courts of this state;

(2) To have access to and use of all files, records, and data of the commission or the counties available to any other attorney representing parties in a proceeding before the commission or the counties;

(3) In any proceeding in which he or she has participated as a party, to seek review of any determination, finding, or order of the commission or the counties, or of any hearing examiner designated by the commission or the counties, in the name of the state or its citizens;

(4) To prepare and issue reports, recommendations, and proposed orders to the commission, the Governor, and the Legislature on any matter or subject within the jurisdiction of the commission, and to make such recommendations as he or she deems appropriate for legislation relative to commission procedures, rules, jurisdiction, personnel, and functions; and

(5) To appear before other state agencies, federal agencies, and state and federal courts in connection with matters under the jurisdiction of the commission, in the name of the state or its citizens.

History.—s. 1, ch. 74-195; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 2, ch. 81-318; s. 6, ch. 87-50; s. 536, ch. 95-148; s. 12, ch. 2000-350; s. 2, ch. 2001-145.

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Amendments to 350.0611

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 350.0611

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 350.0611.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

CITIZENS OF STATE OFFICE OF PUBLIC COUNSEL, v. FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION AND UTILITIES, INC., 164 So. 3d 58 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2015)

. . . cost of service that the Commission processes under proposed agency action (PAA) procedures, Sections 350.0611 . . . OPC relied on section 350.0611(1), Florida Statutes (2014), which empowers it “to appear, in the name . . .

CITIZENS OF STATE v. FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION,, 146 So. 3d 1143 (Fla. 2014)

. . . In support, Citizens cites to section 350.0611, Florida Statutes, the OPC’s enabling legislation, and . . . rate-making proceedings by approving negotiated settlements, and nothing in the language of section 350.0611 . . . when the OPC intervenes on behalf of Citizens in a rate-making proceeding, and language in section 350.0611 . . . Section 350.0611 is the OPC’s enabling statute and provides that the OPC’s powers include, but are not . . . Thus, although section 350.0611 does not contain an exhaustive list of the OPC’s specific powers and . . .

DAVIS, v. SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE TELEGRAPH COMPANY, a, 755 F. Supp. 1532 (S.D. Fla. 1991)

. . . . § 350.0611; see generally Fla.Stat. §§ 350.001, et seq. . . .

CITIZENS OF STATE OF FLORIDA, v. McK. WILSON,, 568 So. 2d 1267 (Fla. 1990)

. . . . § 350.0611, Fla.Stat. (1987). . . .

COMMISSION ON ETHICS, v. SULLIVAN,, 489 So. 2d 10 (Fla. 1986)

. . . . § 350.0611, Fla.Stat. (1983). Finally, there is the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee. . . .

CITIZENS OF FLORIDA, v. T. MAYO, H. F., 357 So. 2d 731 (Fla. 1978)

. . . Specific Authority 350.0611. 350.12(1)(m), 364.20, 364.42, 366.05(1), 367.121(1)(f), 120.53,F.S. . . . Law Implemented 350.0611. 350.12(1)(m), 364.20, 364.42, 366.05(1), 367.121(1)(f), 120.53, F.S. . . . Petitioner says that Section 350.0611, Florida Statutes (1975) mandates the adoption of his proposed . . . The only question before us is whether Section 350.0611, Florida Statutes, supra, mandates the adoption . . .

CITIZENS OF FLORIDA, v. F. HAWKINS, T. H., 356 So. 2d 254 (Fla. 1978)

. . . .; §§ 350.0611(3) and 366.10, Fla.Stat. (1975); § 120.68(1), Fla.Stat. (1975). . . . .

In PETITION OF PUBLIC COUNSEL, 44 Fla. Supp. 172 (Fla. P.S.C. 1976)

. . . Specific Authority 350.0611, 350.12(1) (m), 364.20, 364.42, 366.05(1), 367.121(1) (f), 120.53 FS. . . . Law Implemented 350.0611, 350.12(1) (M), 364.20, 364.42, 366.05(1), 367.121(1) (f), 120.53 FS. . . . For example, petitioner is specifically empowered in Section 350.0611(1) “. . . to appear . . . and urge . . .