Utah Code

Utah Code § 54-3-7 (2026)

Charges not to vary from schedules -- Refunds and rebates forbidden -- Exceptions

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Except as provided in this chapter or

Chapter 8b, Public Telecommunications Law

, no public utility shall charge, demand, collect or receive a greater or less or different compensation for any product or commodity furnished or to be furnished, or for any service rendered or to be rendered, than the rates, tolls, rentals and charges applicable to such products or commodity or service as specified in its schedules on file and in effect at the time; nor shall any such public utility refund or remit, directly or indirectly, in any manner or by any device, any portion of the rates, tolls, rentals and charges so specified; nor extend to any person any form of contract or agreement, or any rule or regulation, or any facility or privilege except such as are regularly and uniformly extended to all corporations and persons; provided, that the commission may, by rule or order, establish such exceptions from the operation of this prohibition as it may consider just and reasonable as to any public utility.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 2004–2014 · leading case: Beehive Tel. Co. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 2004 UT 18 (Utah 2004).

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Beehive Tel. Co. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 2004 UT 18 (Utah 2004). · cites it 10× “Utah Code Ann. § 54-3-7 (1994) (emphasis added).”

Ton Servs., Inc. v. Qwest Corp., 493 F.3d 1225 (10th Cir. 2007). “, Utah Code Ann. § 54-3-7 . State filed rate doctrines are, however, preempted by 47 U.”

Ellis-Hall Consultants, LLC v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 2014 UT 52 (Utah 2014). “4(a)-(c) (requiring "strict" enforcement of "all tariff provisions relating to the sale or purchase of open access transmission service, if the tariff provisions do not permit the use of discretion"); Urax Cope § 54-3-7 (prohibiting public utilities from "extend[ing] to any…”

Ellis-Hall v. PSC, 2014 UT 52 (Utah 2014). “4(a)–(c) (requiring “strict” enforcement of “all tariff provisions relating to the sale or purchase of open access transmission service, if the tariff provisions do not permit the use of discretion”); UTAH CODE § 54-3-7 (prohibiting public utilities from “extend[ing] to any…”

US Magnesium, L.L.C. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 110 P.3d 165 (Utah Ct. App. 2005). “§ 54-3-7 (Supp.2001). ¶ 11 More specifically, a utility cannot “recoup lost earnings caused by costs greater than projected or by revenues less than projected .”

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