Article 15 of the Arizona Constitution establishes the Arizona Corporation Commission. Only 7 states have constitutionally formed Commissions. Arizona is one of only 13 states with elected Commissioners. In the 37 other states, Commissioners are appointed by either the governor or the legislature.
In most states, the Commission is known as the Public Service Commission or the Public Utility Commission. Our Commission, however, has responsibilities that go beyond traditional public utilities regulation. These additional roles include facilitating the incorporation of businesses and organizations, securities regulation and railroad/pipeline safety.
By virtue of the Arizona Constitution, the Commissioners function in an Executive capacity, they adopt rules and regulations thereby functioning in a Legislative capacity, and they also act in a Judicial capacity sitting as a tribunal and making decisions in contested matters.
The Corporation Commission Website and Web Services will be unavailable as follows; The Corporation Commission website and web services will be unavailable between 5:30 pm to 12:00 am (midnight), Thursday, February 11, 2010. During this outage, technicians are performing planned upgrades and system enhancements. While we upgrade our systems, members of the public will be unable to access Internet services. The Corporation Commission apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. If you would like additional information regarding these planned upgrades, please click here. |
