Indiana Code
Ind. Code § 8-1-2-58 (2026)
Complaints against utilities; investigations
✓ current as of May 2026
Sec. 58. Whenever the commission shall believe that any rate or charge may be unreasonable or unjustly discriminatory or that any service is inadequate, or can not be obtained, or that an investigation of any matters relating to any public utility should for any reason be made, it may, on its motion, summarily investigate the same, with or without notice.
Formerly: Acts 1913, c.76, s.61.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1981–2023 · leading case: Illinois-Indiana Cable Television Ass'n v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 427 N.E.2d 1100 (Ind. Ct. App. 1981).
Illinois-Indiana Cable Television Ass'n v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 427 N.E.2d 1100 (Ind. Ct. App. 1981). “On January 29, 1979, the Commission, under authority of Ind.Code 8-1-2-58, 3 on its own initiative commenced an investigation into the rates and charges for cable television pole attachments to facilities regulated by the Commission.”
United States Steel Corp. v. N. Indiana Pub. Serv. Co., 951 N.E.2d 542 (Ind. Ct. App. 2011). “See also Ind.Code § 8-1-2-58 (2010) (“Whenever the commission shall believe .”
N. Indiana Pub. Serv. Co. v. LaPorte, 791 N.E.2d 271 (Ind. Ct. App. 2003). “Ind.Code § 8-1-2-58. If an investigation reveals that a public utility’s practices or acts are unreasonable, unsafe, insufficient, discriminatory, inadequate, or otherwise unlawful, the IURC may “by order fix just and reasonable” practices and acts.”
Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana, Inc. v. N. Indiana Pub. Serv. Co., 796 N.E.2d 1264 (Ind. Ct. App. 2003). “Ind.Code § 8-1-2-58. CAC's interpretation of Indiana Code section 8-1-2-42.”
Home Builder's Ass'n of Indiana, Inc. v. Indiana Util. Regulatory Comm'n, 544 N.E.2d 181 (Ind. Ct. App. 1989). “The Commission instituted an investigation by order on November 26, 1986, pursuant to Indiana Code 8-1-2-58. The purpose of the investigation was to determine the "implications and impact of TRA-86 [which reduces the corporate tax rate from 46% to 34%, effective July 1, 1987]…”
Midwestern Gas Transmission Co. v. McCarty, 120 F. Supp. 2d 1155 (S.D. Ind. 2000). “See Ind.Code §§ 8-1-2-58 to -60 & -115. Thus, even if Midwestern were correct in saying that SIGECO should not be allowed to bring a collateral challenge to FERC’s ruling, the Indiana Commission would be entitled to pursue the enforcement actions pending before it.”
Netflix, Inc. v. City of Fishers, Indiana (Ind. Ct. App. 2023). “I.C. § 8-1-2-58. It may hold formal public hearings on complaints about unreasonable utility rates.”
Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana, Inc. v. Pub. Serv. Co. of Indiana, 571 N.E.2d 1270 (Ind. Ct. App. 1991). “Indiana Code 8-1-2-58 and 59 make a hearing dependent on the outcome of the IURC's investigation.”
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