{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-62-13","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-13","heading":"Chairman to direct Commission.","body":"(a)\tThe chairman shall be the chief executive and administrative officer of the Commission.\n(b)\tThe chairman shall determine whether matters pending before the Commission shall be considered or heard initially by the full Commission, a panel of three commissioners, a hearing commissioner, or a hearing examiner. Subject to the rules of the Commission, the chairman shall assign members of the Commission to proceedings and shall assign members to preside at proceedings before the full Commission or a panel of three commissioners.\n(c)\tThe chairman, the presiding commissioner, hearing commissioner, or hearing examiner shall hear and determine procedural motions or petitions not determinative of the merits of the proceedings and made prior to hearing; and at hearing shall make all rulings on motions and objections.\n(d)\tThe chairman acting alone, or any three commissioners, may initiate investigations, complaints, or any other proceedings within the jurisdiction of the Commission. (1941, c. 97, s. 4; 1957, c. 1062, s. 2; 1963, c. 1165, s. 1; 1975, c. 243, ss. 9, 10; 1977, c. 468, s. 2; c. 913, s. 2.)","path":["Chapter 62. Public Utilities.","Article 2. Organization of Utilities Commission."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_62/GS_62-13.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:07:22Z","sha256":"d6195127fe5da1a3bded942a363af49043ea4ca7778ecc5f7c78b5f7803a34f8","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-62-12","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-62-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}