{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-62-137","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-137","heading":"Scope of rate case.","body":"In setting a hearing on rates upon its own motion, upon complaint, or upon application of a public utility, the Commission shall declare the scope of the hearing by determining whether it is to be a general rate case, under G.S. 62-133, or whether it is to be a case confined to the reasonableness of a specific single rate, a small part of the rate structure, or some classification of users involving questions which do not require a determination of the entire rate structure and overall rate of return. The procedures established in this section shall not be required when pricing alternatives permitted under G.S. 62-134(h) and (j) are adopted. (1963, c. 1165, s. 1; 1989, c. 112, s. 4.)","path":["Chapter 62. Public Utilities.","Article 7. Rates of Public Utilities."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_62/GS_62-137.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:07:22Z","sha256":"7b97934b3a3b5add4fe64f10a724ea3bc27f786222f29875ceef7832f60dbad6","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-62-136","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-62-138"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}