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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 40-361 (2026)

Charges by public service corporations required to be just and reasonable; service and facilities required to be adequate, efficient and reasonable; rules and regulations relating to charges or service required to be just and reasonable

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A. Charges demanded or received by a public service corporation for any commodity or service shall be just and reasonable. Every unjust or unreasonable charge demanded or received is prohibited and unlawful.

B. Every public service corporation shall furnish and maintain such service, equipment and facilities as will promote the safety, health, comfort and convenience of its patrons, employees and the public, and as will be in all respects adequate, efficient and reasonable.

C. All rules and regulations made by a public service corporation affecting or pertaining to its charges or service to the public shall be just and reasonable.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1983–2019 · leading case: J.W. Hancock Enter., Inc. v. Arizona State Registrar of Contractors, 690 P.2d 119 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1984).
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J.W. Hancock Enter., Inc. v. Arizona State Registrar of Contractors, 690 P.2d 119 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 4× “2d 350 (1976), plaintiff corporation sought to void a contract for utility services because the charges were unreasonable in violation of article 15, § 12 of the Arizona Constitution and A.R.S. § 40-361(A). The plaintiff had filed a complaint with the Arizona Corporation…”
Qwest Corp. v. Kelly, 59 P.3d 789 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 3× “committed consumer fraud by concealing material facts regarding the tenants’ need for and the value of the wire maintenance service (count one) and by employing deceptive practices in marketing and selling the service to tenants (count two); it had negligently misrepresented…”
City of Casa Grande v. Arizona Water Co., 20 P.3d 590 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “§§ 40-361 through 40-375 (requiring, inter alia, rates charged by public service corporation to be “just and reasonable,” filing of rate schedules with ACC, and notice before rates are increased); A.R.S. § 40-250 (providing for a hearing before rates are increased) and Ariz.”
Am. Cable Television, Inc. v. Arizona Pub. Serv. Co., 693 P.2d 928 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1983). · cites it 4× “APS also asserts that A.R.S. § 40-361 is another source for the Commission’s authority to regulate pole attachment agreements.”
Johnson v. Acc, 438 P.3d 656 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “”); A.R.S. § 40-361(B) (requiring utility companies to maintain adequate facilities and services for safety of patrons); A.”
Metro Mobile CTS, Inc. v. Newvector Commc'ns, Inc., 661 F. Supp. 1504 (D. Ariz. 1987). “section 40-361(A). The ACC may “supervise and regulate every public service corporation in the state and do all things, whether specifically designated in this title or in addition thereto, necessary and convenient in the exercise of such power and jurisdiction.”
Woodward v. Acc (Ariz. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “Woodward argues the Commission has “facilitated, and is complicit in, APS’s violation” of A.R.S. § 40-361(B), which states that “[e]very public service corporation shall furnish and maintain such service, equipment and facilities as will promote the safety, health, comfort and…”
Qwest Corp. v. Mark McMahon (Ariz. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 3× “4 deceptive practices in marketing and selling the service to tenants (count two); it had negligently misrepresented information “[i]n the course of arranging for and charging” tenants (count three); and it had violated A.R.S. § 40-361 by charging “more than a just and…”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 40-361(A) — 2 cases
J.W. Hancock Enter., Inc. v. Arizona State Registrar of Contractors, 690 P.2d 119 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1984). “2d 350 (1976), plaintiff corporation sought to void a contract for utility services because the charges were unreasonable in violation of article 15, § 12 of the Arizona Constitution and A.R.S. § 40-361(A). The plaintiff had filed a complaint with the Arizona Corporation…”
Metro Mobile CTS, Inc. v. Newvector Commc'ns, Inc., 661 F. Supp. 1504 (D. Ariz. 1987). “section 40-361(A). The ACC may “supervise and regulate every public service corporation in the state and do all things, whether specifically designated in this title or in addition thereto, necessary and convenient in the exercise of such power and jurisdiction.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 40-361(B) — 2 cases
Johnson v. Acc, 438 P.3d 656 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2019). “”); A.R.S. § 40-361(B) (requiring utility companies to maintain adequate facilities and services for safety of patrons); A.”
Woodward v. Acc (Ariz. Ct. App. 2018). “Woodward argues the Commission has “facilitated, and is complicit in, APS’s violation” of A.R.S. § 40-361(B), which states that “[e]very public service corporation shall furnish and maintain such service, equipment and facilities as will promote the safety, health, comfort and…”
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