# Idaho Code § 61-501: 61-501 INVESTMENT OF AUTHORITY

> Idaho · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T61_C5_S61-501

## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 61-501
- **Heading:** 61-501 INVESTMENT OF AUTHORITY
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 61 / Chapter 5 / Section 61-501

## Text

61-501. Investment of authority. The public utilities commission is hereby vested with power and jurisdiction to supervise and regulate every public utility in the state and to do all things necessary to carry out the spirit and intent of the provisions of this act.

History:

[(61-501) 1913, ch. 61, sec. 29, p. 248; reen. C.L. 106:82; C.S., sec. 2450; I.C.A., sec. 59-501.]

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