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Mont. Code Ann. § 69-3-402 (2026)

Repealed

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  5. 69-3-402 Repealed

TITLE 69. PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS

CHAPTER 3. REGULATION OF UTILITIES

Part 4. Review of Commission Actions (Repealed)

Repealed

69-3-402. Repealed. Sec. 3, Ch. 322, L. 2021.

History: En. Sec. 26, Ch. 52, L. 1913; re-en. Sec. 3906, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3906, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 56, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 475, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 70-128(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 366, L. 1979.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases, 1979–2020 · leading case: Montana Power Co. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 671 P.2d 604 (Mont. 1983).
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Montana Power Co. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 671 P.2d 604 (Mont. 1983). · cites it 6× “Section 69-3-402, MCA specifies who may seek relief from commission orders.”
State v. Montana Dep't of Pub. Serv. Reg., 593 P.2d 34 (Mont. 1979). · cites it 9× “1947, now section 69-3-402(1) MCA. The place of trial is not specifically fixed in that section, except to say: “.”
Montana-Dakota Utils. Co. v. Montana Dep't of Pub. Serv. Reg., 725 P.2d 548 (Mont. 1986). · cites it 9× “The burden of proof is upon the party attacking or resisting the order of PSC to show that the order is unlawful or unreasonable, as the case may be.”
Molnar Ex Rel. Residents of Pub. Serv. Comm'n v. Montana Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 2008 MT 49 (Mont. 2008). · cites it 10× “First, the Legislature provided that PSC decisions are reviewable pursuant to § 69-3-402(1), MCA, which states: Any party in interest being dissatisfied with an order of the commission fixing any rate, fare, charge, classification, or joint rate or any order fixing any…”
Williamson v. Montana Pub. Serv. Comm'n & Nw. Energy, 2012 MT 32 (Mont. 2012). “Compare §§ 69-3-402 and -404, MCA, with §§2-4-702 and -704, MCA.”
In re Montana Power Co., 590 P.2d 1140 (Mont. 1979). · cites it 3× “1947, now section 69-3-402 MCA, and section 82-4216, R.”
Mtsun v. Psc, 2020 MT 238 (Mont. 2020). · cites it 2× “Section 2-4-704(2)(a), MCA; see also § 69-3-402, MCA (providing that a party in interest dissatisfied with an order of the PSC setting or fixing rates may proceed in the district court to vacate the order on the grounds that it is unlawful or unreasonable).”
Montana-Dakota Utils. Co. v. Montana Dep't of Pub. Serv. Reg., 752 P.2d 155 (Mont. 1988). · cites it 5× “pro0 f "If a party contends that the order of the PSC is unreasonable, it is creating a fact issue, and under § 69-3-402(4), MCA, that party has the burden of proof before the reviewing court on the issue.”
Vote Solar v. PSC, 2020 MT 213 (Mont. 2020). · cites it 2× “An agency action is arbitrary if it fails to consider relevant factors, including the standards and purposes of the statutes the agency administers.”
Vote Solar v. PSC (Mont. 2020). · cites it 2× “An agency action is arbitrary if it fails to consider relevant factors, including the standards and purposes of the statutes the agency administers.”
— Mont. Code Ann. § 69-3-402(1) — 2 cases
State v. Montana Dep't of Pub. Serv. Reg., 593 P.2d 34 (Mont. 1979). “1947, now section 69-3-402(1) MCA. The place of trial is not specifically fixed in that section, except to say: “.”
Molnar Ex Rel. Residents of Pub. Serv. Comm'n v. Montana Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 2008 MT 49 (Mont. 2008). “First, the Legislature provided that PSC decisions are reviewable pursuant to § 69-3-402(1), MCA, which states: Any party in interest being dissatisfied with an order of the commission fixing any rate, fare, charge, classification, or joint rate or any order fixing any…”
— Mont. Code Ann. § 69-3-402(4) — 2 cases
Montana-Dakota Utils. Co. v. Montana Dep't of Pub. Serv. Reg., 725 P.2d 548 (Mont. 1986). “The burden of proof is upon the party attacking or resisting the order of PSC to show that the order is unlawful or unreasonable, as the case may be.”
Montana-Dakota Utils. Co. v. Montana Dep't of Pub. Serv. Reg., 752 P.2d 155 (Mont. 1988). “pro0 f "If a party contends that the order of the PSC is unreasonable, it is creating a fact issue, and under § 69-3-402(4), MCA, that party has the burden of proof before the reviewing court on the issue.”
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