Florida Statute 350.0611 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 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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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 Citing Statute 350.0611

Total Results: 8

Floridians Against Increased Rates, Inc. v. Gary F. Clark, etc.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2023-09-28T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: 243 So. 3d 903, 915 (Fla. 2018); see §§ 350.061, 350.0611, Fla. Stat. (2021).

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

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2015-05-06T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 164 So. 3d 58, 2015 WL 1963786

Snippet: proposed agency action (PAA) procedures, Sections 350.0611(1), 366.093(2), 367.156(2), F.S., and Rule 28-…a declaratory statement. OPC relied on section 350.0611(1), Florida Statutes (2014), which empowers it

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

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2014-08-28T00:00:00-07:00

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

Snippet: request. In support, Citizens cites to section 350.0611, Florida Statutes, the OPC’s enabling legislation…settlements, and nothing in the language of section 350.0611 or this Court’s holdings in Mayo and…rate-making proceeding, and language in section 350.0611 operate to preclude the Commission from approving…to which the OPC actively objects. Section 350.0611 is the OPC’s enabling statute and provides that… the name of the state or its citizens. § 350.0611, Fla. Stat. (2012). It is notable that the Commission

Citizens of State of Fla. v. Wilson

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1990-10-18T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 568 So. 2d 1267

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

Commission on Ethics v. Sullivan

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1986-05-08T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 489 So. 2d 10

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

Citizens of Florida v. Mayo

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1978-04-05T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 357 So. 2d 731

Snippet: Florida Administrative Code. Specific Authority 350.0611, 350.12(1)(m), 364.20, 364.42, 366.05(1), 367.121…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… Statutes (1975). Petitioner says that Section 350.0611, Florida Statutes (1975) mandates the adoption…The only question before us is whether Section 350.0611, Florida Statutes, supra, mandates the adoption

Citizens of Florida v. Hawkins

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1978-02-15T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 356 So. 2d 254

Snippet: this Court. Art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const.; §§ 350.0611(3) and 366.10, Fla. Stat. (1975); § 120.68(1),

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1975-07-07T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: challenge or rebut it. (Emphasis supplied.) Section 350.0611, F.S. (1974 Supp.), provides, inter alia, that…before the commission. Sections 350.061(1) and 350.0611(1), F.S. (1974 Supp.). Thus, the Public Counsel