Missouri Revised Statutes

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 386.250 (2026)

Jurisdiction of commission

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386.250. Jurisdiction of commission. — The jurisdiction, supervision, powers and duties of the public service commission herein created and established shall extend under this chapter:

(1) To the manufacture, sale or distribution of gas, natural and artificial, and electricity for light, heat and power, within the state, and to persons or corporations owning, leasing, operating or controlling the same; and to gas and electric plants, and to persons or corporations owning, leasing, operating or controlling the same;

(2) To all telecommunications facilities, telecommunications services and to all telecommunications companies so far as such telecommunications facilities are operated or utilized by a telecommunications company to offer or provide telecommunications service between one point and another within this state or so far as such telecommunications services are offered or provided by a telecommunications company between one point and another within this state, except that nothing contained in this section shall be construed as conferring jurisdiction upon the commission over the rates charged by a telephone cooperative for providing telecommunications service within an exchange or within a local calling scope as determined by the commission, except for exchange access service;

(3) To all water corporations, and to the land, property, dams, water supplies, or power stations thereof and the operation of same within this state, except that nothing contained in this section shall be construed as conferring jurisdiction upon the commission over the service or rates of any municipally owned water plant or system in any city of this state except where such service or rates are for water to be furnished or used beyond the corporate limits of such municipality;

(4) To all sewer systems and their operations within this state and to persons or corporations owning, leasing, operating or controlling the same;

(5) To all public utility corporations and persons whatsoever subject to the provisions of this chapter as herein defined, except that the public service commission may, upon application of any interested person, decline jurisdiction and supervision over the sale and distribution of electricity and the owning, operating, and controlling of related plant if such sale and distribution is by a person authorized to provide such services in an adjoining state with fewer than twenty residential customers in Missouri, all of whom are located within two miles of the borders of the state of Missouri and if such customers are unable to receive utility services from an investor-owner utility or rural electric cooperative due to a natural barrier. If the public service commission shall decline such jurisdiction and supervision, the Missouri customers of such out-of-state utility shall receive services under the same terms and conditions as the utility provides service to its customers in the nearest adjoining state;

(6) To the adoption of rules as are supported by evidence as to reasonableness and which prescribe the conditions of rendering public utility service, disconnecting or refusing to reconnect public utility service and billing for public utility service. All such proposed rules shall be filed with the secretary of state and published in the Missouri Register as provided in chapter 536, and a hearing shall be held at which affected parties may present evidence as to the reasonableness of any proposed rule; and

(7) To such other and further extent, and to all such other and additional matters and things, and in such further respects as may herein appear, either expressly or impliedly.

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(RSMo 1939 § 5592, A.L. 1963 p. 500, A.L. 1967 p. 578, A.L. 1977 S.B. 136, A.L. 1980 H.B. 1335, A.L. 1987 H.B. 360, A.L. 1988 S.B. 676 merged with S.B. 481, A.L. 1991 S.B. 269, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52, A.L. 1995 S.B. 420, A.L. 1996 S.B. 630)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 5136; 1919 § 10425

CROSS REFERENCE:

Structures over or contiguous to railroad tracks created only with permission of commission, 389.580

(1963) The publication of the classified directory by a telephone company and the advertising thereunder is a method, procedure and an operation which is designed for and actually does facilitate the business of affording telephonic communication and the public service commission has jurisdiction to regulate advertising in the classified directory. Videon Corp. v. Burton (A.), 369 S.W.2d 264.

(1967) The public service commission is without power to order a telephone company to provide services in an area in which it has not offered, proffered or undertaken to provide service because such compulsion would be tantamount to an appropriation of the telephone company's property to a public service to which it has not dedicated such property, a taking of private property for public use without just compensation. State v. Public Service Commission (Mo.), 416 S.W.2d 109.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 39 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1963–2022 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Atmos Energy Corp. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n of the State, 103 S.W.3d 753 (Mo. 2003).

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State Ex Rel. Atmos Energy Corp. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n of the State, 103 S.W.3d 753 (Mo. 2003). · cites it 22× “On April 26, 1999, the PSC, citing sections 386.250 and 393.140 as authority, filed proposed rules 4 CSR 240-20.”

State Ex Rel. MoGas Pipeline LLC v. Missouri Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 366 S.W.3d 493 (Mo. 2012). · cites it 6× “As pertains to natural gas, section 386.250 extends the PSC's jurisdiction "[t]o the manufacture, sale or distribution of gas, natural and artificial .”

State Ex Rel. Off. of the Pub. Couns. & Missouri Indus. Energy Consumers v. Missouri Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 331 S.W.3d 677 (Mo. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 5× “266 (sections 386.250 and 393.140). And, not so coincidentally, the PSC’s Order of Rule-making in the instant case expressly refers to its authority for rulemaking as being vested under all three statutes.”

State Ex Rel. City of Springfield v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 812 S.W.2d 827 (Mo. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 6× “Section 386.250, RSMo Supp. 1990, subsections (1) and (5) provide, in pertinent part, that the jurisdiction, supervision, powers and duties of the Commission extend to the manufacture, sale or distribution of gas and to persons or corporations owning or controlling the same and…”

State Ex Rel. Missouri Gas Energy v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 210 S.W.3d 330 (Mo. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 4× “” § 386.250(6). The Commission may adopt an emergency rule if it: (1) finds an emergency exists affecting public health, safety, or welfare; (2) adopts the rule in a manner “best calculated to assure fairness to all interested .”

State Ex Rel. Util. Consumers Council of Missouri, Inc. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 585 S.W.2d 41 (Mo. 1979). · cites it 2× “This includes the power to supervise, among other things, the quality of production and of service; to order improvements and to set standards; to investigate the methods and inspect the facilities of the utilities; and to require the filing of a verified annual report on the…”

Borron v. Farrenkopf, 5 S.W.3d 618 (Mo. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 4× “However, through § 386.250 RSMo, the General Assembly had created the Missouri Public Service Commission, which was given sweeping regulatory jurisdiction over various public utilities, including electric power companies like Union Electric.”

Forest City v. City of Oregon, 569 S.W.2d 330 (Mo. Ct. App. 1978). · cites it 4× “-250(7) is not effective alone to confer any power upon the Commission to regulate municipal utility rates, even with respect to water sold beyond the corporate limits.”

Richard Sharp v. Kansas City Power & Light Co. & KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations Co., 457 S.W.3d 823 (Mo. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 4× “” Section 386.250 does not give the PSC jurisdiction to construe or annul contracts, award damages, construe the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act, or adjudicate individual tort claims.”

Laclede Gas Co. v. Off. of the Pub. Couns., 523 S.W.3d 27 (Mo. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “040; section 386.250(1)). The Commission employs technical experts (“PSC *30 Staff’) who are responsible for representing the Commission and State of Missouri in all Commission investigations, contested cases, and other proceedings unless PSC Staff timely files a notice of its…”

Coon v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, 826 S.W.2d 66 (Mo. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 3× “The Public Service Commission (Division) had authority to assume control over the Illinois/Cherokee crossing pursuant to the language within § 386.250, § 386.310.1 and § 389.640.2, as set forth, supra.”

United Tel. Co. of Missouri v. Horn, 610 S.W.2d 701 (Mo. Ct. App. 1980). · cites it 2× “390 provides that a complaint may be made by the Commission itself on its own motion or by public counsel or by any person against any public utility with respect to any act done or omitted to be done by that public utility.”

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— Mo. Rev. Stat. § 386.250(1) — 8 cases

State Ex Rel. MoGas Pipeline LLC v. Missouri Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 366 S.W.3d 493 (Mo. 2012). “As pertains to natural gas, section 386.250 extends the PSC's jurisdiction "[t]o the manufacture, sale or distribution of gas, natural and artificial .”

Laclede Gas Co. v. Off. of the Pub. Couns., 523 S.W.3d 27 (Mo. Ct. App. 2017). “040; section 386.250(1)). The Commission employs technical experts (“PSC *30 Staff’) who are responsible for representing the Commission and State of Missouri in all Commission investigations, contested cases, and other proceedings unless PSC Staff timely files a notice of its…”

Coon v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, 826 S.W.2d 66 (Mo. Ct. App. 1992). “The Public Service Commission (Division) had authority to assume control over the Illinois/Cherokee crossing pursuant to the language within § 386.250, § 386.310.1 and § 389.640.2, as set forth, supra.”

State Ex Rel. Off. of the Pub. Couns. & Missouri Indus. Energy Consumers v. Missouri Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 331 S.W.3d 677 (Mo. Ct. App. 2011). “266 (sections 386.250 and 393.140). And, not so coincidentally, the PSC’s Order of Rule-making in the instant case expressly refers to its authority for rulemaking as being vested under all three statutes.”

Praxair, Inc. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 346 S.W.3d 377 (Mo. Ct. App. 2011).

— Mo. Rev. Stat. § 386.250(2) — 2 cases

State ex rel. Missouri Cable Telecomm. Ass'n v. Missouri Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 929 S.W.2d 768 (Mo. Ct. App. 1996).

State v. Mo. Pub. Serv. Com'n, 929 S.W.2d 768 (Mo. Ct. App. 1996).

— Mo. Rev. Stat. § 386.250(3) — 7 cases

Osage Water Co. v. Miller Cnty. Water Auth., Inc., 950 S.W.2d 569 (Mo. Ct. App. 1997).

Missouri Pub. Serv. Comm'n v. Off. of Pub. Couns., 526 S.W.3d 253 (Mo. Ct. App. 2017).

Staff of The Missouri Pub. Serv. Comm'n v. Consol. Pub. Water Supply Dist. C-1 of Jefferson Cnty., Missouri, 474 S.W.3d 643 (Mo. Ct. App. 2015).

City of Park Hills v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 26 S.W.3d 401 (Mo. Ct. App. 2000).

In the Matter of the Application of Rate Increase Request for Liberty Utils. (Missouri Water), LLC d/b/a Liberty Utils. Orange Lake Country Club, Inc., & Silverleaf Resorts, Inc. v. Missouri Pub. Serv. Comm'n (Mo. Ct. App. 2019).

— Mo. Rev. Stat. § 386.250(5) — 3 cases

State Ex Rel. Util. Consumers Council of Missouri, Inc. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 585 S.W.2d 41 (Mo. 1979). “This includes the power to supervise, among other things, the quality of production and of service; to order improvements and to set standards; to investigate the methods and inspect the facilities of the utilities; and to require the filing of a verified annual report on the…”

Laclede Gas Co. v. Solon Gershman, Inc., 539 S.W.2d 574 (Mo. Ct. App. 1976).

Neighbors United Against Ameren's Power Line v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 523 S.W.3d 21 (Mo. Ct. App. 2017).

— Mo. Rev. Stat. § 386.250(6) — 9 cases

State Ex Rel. Atmos Energy Corp. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n of the State, 103 S.W.3d 753 (Mo. 2003). “On April 26, 1999, the PSC, citing sections 386.250 and 393.140 as authority, filed proposed rules 4 CSR 240-20.”

State Ex Rel. Missouri Gas Energy v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 210 S.W.3d 330 (Mo. Ct. App. 2006). “” § 386.250(6). The Commission may adopt an emergency rule if it: (1) finds an emergency exists affecting public health, safety, or welfare; (2) adopts the rule in a manner “best calculated to assure fairness to all interested .”

State Ex Rel. City of Springfield v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 812 S.W.2d 827 (Mo. Ct. App. 1991). “Section 386.250, RSMo Supp. 1990, subsections (1) and (5) provide, in pertinent part, that the jurisdiction, supervision, powers and duties of the Commission extend to the manufacture, sale or distribution of gas and to persons or corporations owning or controlling the same and…”

United Tel. Co. of Missouri v. Horn, 610 S.W.2d 701 (Mo. Ct. App. 1980). “390 provides that a complaint may be made by the Commission itself on its own motion or by public counsel or by any person against any public utility with respect to any act done or omitted to be done by that public utility.”

— Mo. Rev. Stat. § 386.250(7) — 3 cases

Forest City v. City of Oregon, 569 S.W.2d 330 (Mo. Ct. App. 1978). “-250(7) is not effective alone to confer any power upon the Commission to regulate municipal utility rates, even with respect to water sold beyond the corporate limits.”

Jackson Cnty. Pub. Water Supply Dist. No. 1 v. Ong Aircraft Corp., 409 S.W.2d 226 (Mo. Ct. App. 1966).

Jackson Cnty. Pub. Water Supply Dist. No. 1 v. Ong Aircraft Corp., 388 S.W.2d 893 (Mo. 1965).

— Mo. Rev. Stat. § 386.250(9) — 1 case

State ex rel. Ashcroft v. Whipple, 647 S.W.2d 596 (Mo. Ct. App. 1983).

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