§ 62-38. Power to regulate public utilities in municipalities. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 62‑38.  Power toregulate public utilities in municipalities.

The Commission shall have the same power and authority to regulate theoperation of privately owned public utilities within municipalities as it hasto regulate such public utilities operating outside of municipalities, with theexception of the rights of such municipalities to grant franchises for suchoperation under G.S. 160A‑319, and such public utilities shall be subjectto the provisions of this Chapter in the same manner as public utilitiesoperating outside municipalities. (1917, c. 136, subch. 3, s. 3; C.S., ss. 2783, 2784, 2785; 1933, c.134, s. 8; 1941, c. 97; 1963, c. 1165, s. 1; 1989, c. 770, s. 11.)