Florida Statute 350.0611 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

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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Cases Citing Statute 350.0611

Total Results: 7

Commission on Ethics v. Sullivan

489 So. 2d 10, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 210, 1986 Fla. LEXIS 2168

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: May 8, 1986 | Docket: 1528847

Cited 14 times | Published

informational materials that can be accepted or rejected. § 350.0611, Fla. Stat. (1983). Finally, there is the Joint

Citizens of Florida v. Mayo

357 So. 2d 731, 1978 WL 391844

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Apr 6, 1978 | Docket: 1511232

Cited 13 times | Published

Florida Statutes (1975). Petitioner says that Section 350.0611, Florida Statutes (1975) mandates the adoption

Citizens of the State of Florida, etc. v. Florida Public Service Commission

146 So. 3d 1143, 39 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 519, 2014 Fla. LEXIS 2581, 2014 WL 4257733

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Aug 28, 2014 | Docket: 1171081

Cited 3 times | Published

increase request. In support, Citizens cites to section 350.0611, Florida Statutes, the OPC’s enabling legislation

Davis v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.

755 F. Supp. 1532, 1991 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1425, 1991 WL 15126

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Feb 4, 1991 | Docket: 896346

Cited 2 times | Published

proceedings before the commission." See Fla.Stat. § 350.0611; see generally Fla.Stat. §§ 350.001, et seq.

Citizens of State of Fla. v. Wilson

568 So. 2d 1267, 1990 WL 159667

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Oct 18, 1990 | Docket: 533949

Cited 1 times | Published

Florida Public Service Commission proceedings. § 350.0611, Fla. Stat. (1987). Jurisdiction is conferred

Citizens of the State Ex Rel. Office of Public Counsel v. Florida Public Service Commission & Utilities, Inc.

164 So. 3d 58, 2015 WL 1963786

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 6, 2015 | Docket: 2655233

Published

for a declaratory statement. OPC relied on section 350.0611(1), Florida Statutes (2014), which empowers

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jul 7, 1975 | Docket: 3257495

Published

challenge or rebut it. (Emphasis supplied.) Section 350.0611, F.S. (1974 Supp.), provides, inter alia,