State Corporation Commission (Virginia)

The State Corporation Commission, or SCC, is a Virginia (USA) regulatory agency whose authority encompasses utilities, insurance, state-chartered financial institutions, securities, retail franchising, and railroads.

Examples of SCC activities include: The State Corporation Commission's structure is unique in that it is organized as a separate department of government with delegated administrative, legislative, and judicial powers.

The Office of the Managed Care Ombudsman was created in 1999, enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia and signed into legislation by then-Governor Jim Gilmore.

The Managed Care Ombudsman can assist consumers in understanding and exercising their rights of appeal of adverse decisions made by MCHIPs.

The SCC's Division of Securities & Retail Franchising provides Virginians with the investor information needed to make appropriate decisions for their financial future, as well as to avoid investment fraud.

This division provides free content associated with the Investor Education program in the form of publications, brochures, and teaching guides, including general outreach and presentations.

The three-member Commission was charged with regulating the state railroads and telephone and telegraph companies and with registering corporations in Virginia.

The three Commissioners of the State Corporation Commission oversee 19 divisions.
Virginia Energy Sense is the statewide program that encourages energy efficiency and conservation.
The C.A.R.E. program provides education and training on utility damage prevention.