Utah Code

Utah Code § 54-7-20 (2026)

Reparations -- Courts to enforce commission's orders -- Limitation of action

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When complaint has been made to the commission concerning any rate, fare, toll, rental or charge for any product or commodity furnished or service performed by any public utility, and the commission has found, after investigation, that the public utility has charged an amount for such product, commodity or service in excess of the schedules, rates and tariffs on file with the commission, or has charged an unjust, unreasonable or discriminatory amount against the complainant, the commission may order that the public utility make due reparation to the complainant therefor, with interest from the date of collection.

If the public utility does not comply with the order for the payment of reparation within the time specified in such order, suit may be instituted in any court of competent jurisdiction to recover the same. All complaints concerning unjust, unreasonable or discriminatory charges shall be filed with the commission within one year, and those concerning charges in excess of the schedules, rates and tariffs on file with the commission shall be filed with the commission within two years, from the time such charge was made, and all complaints for the enforcement of any order of the commission shall be filed in court within one year from the date of such order. The remedy in this section provided shall be cumulative and in addition to any other remedy or remedies under this title in case of failure of a public utility to obey an order or decision of the commission.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 7 cases, 1981–2004 · 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 11× “Utah Code Ann. § 54-7-20 (2) (1994) (emphasis added).”

Garkane Power Ass'n v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n of Utah, 681 P.2d 1196 (Utah 1984). · cites it 12× “Without replowing the ground there covered, it is sufficient to note that § 54-7-20 of our public utilities code specifically empowers the PSC to order reparation for charges made by a public utility which are "in excess of the schedules, rates and tariffs on file with the…”

MCI Telecomm. Corp. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 840 P.2d 765 (Utah 1992). · cites it 4× “West argues that petitioners have no remedy in the form of reparations under Utah Code Ann. § 54-7-20 because the availability of reparations is limited by § 54-4-4, which states that rates found to be just and reasonable under that section are to be "thereafter observed and in…”

McCune & McCune v. Mountain Bell Tel., 758 P.2d 914 (Utah 1988). · cites it 2× “See Utah Code Ann. §§ 54-7-20 , -24 (1986). At the time the complaint was filed with the Commission, James McCune’s residence telephone service had been restored and the partnership debt removed from his account.”

Comm. of Consum. Servs. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 638 P.2d 533 (Utah 1981). “, 1953, § 54-7-20 which empowers the Commission to issue reparation orders in some circumstances, and we, therefore, refrain from commenting thereon.”

Am. Salt Co. v. W.S. Hatch Co., 748 P.2d 1060 (Utah 1987). · cites it 8× “) American Salt, however, relies on Utah Code Ann. § 54-7-20 (1) (1986) to support its contention that the PSC had the power to grant what is, in effect, retroactive rate relief.”

Garkane Power Ass'n v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 627 P.2d 71 (Utah 1981). “The Commission’s order became effective October 16, 1980 (20 days after September 23rd, plus 3 days for service, § 54-7-20), so that Garkane’s October 10,1980, application for rehearing was filed less than 10 days before the date the order would become effective.”

— Utah Code § 54-7-20(1) — 1 case

Garkane Power Ass'n v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n of Utah, 681 P.2d 1196 (Utah 1984). “Without replowing the ground there covered, it is sufficient to note that § 54-7-20 of our public utilities code specifically empowers the PSC to order reparation for charges made by a public utility which are "in excess of the schedules, rates and tariffs on file with the…”

— Utah Code § 54-7-20(2) — 1 case

Beehive Tel. Co. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 2004 UT 18 (Utah 2004). “Utah Code Ann. § 54-7-20 (2) (1994) (emphasis added).”

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