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Ohio Rev Code § 4905.54 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4905 | Public Utilities Commission - General Powers|Section 4905.54 | Compliance With Orders.

Effective: June 11, 2012|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly|Every public utility or railroad and every officer of a public utility or railroad shall comply with every order, direction, and requirement of the public utilities commission made under authority of this chapter and Chapters 4901., 4903., 4907., and 4909. of the Revised Code, so long as they remain in force. Except as otherwise specifically provided in section 4905.95 of the Revised Code, the public utilities commission may assess a forfeiture of not more than ten thousand dollars for each violation or failure against a public utility or railroad that violates a provision of those chapters or that after due notice fails to comply with an order, direction, or requirement of the commission that was officially promulgated. Each day's continuance of the violation or failure is a separate offense. All forfeitures collected under this section shall be credited to the general revenue fund.
Ohio Rev Code § 4905.55 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4905 | Public Utilities Commission - General Powers|Section 4905.55 | Liability for Act of Agent.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The act, omission, or failure of any officer, agent, or other person, acting for or employed by a public utility or railroad, while acting within the scope of his employment, is the act or failure of the public utility or railroad.
Ohio Rev Code § 4905.56 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4905 | Public Utilities Commission - General Powers|Section 4905.56 | Violation.

Effective: February 21, 1967|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 107th General Assembly|No officer, agent, or employee in an official capacity of a public utility or railroad shall knowingly violate sections 4905.01 to 4905.07, inclusive, 4905.14 to 4905.19, inclusive, 4905.22 to 4905.51, inclusive, 4905.54 to 4905.57, inclusive, or 4905.60 to 4905.63, inclusive, of the Revised Code, or willfully fail to comply with any lawful order or direction of the public utilities commission made with respect to any public utility or railroad. Each day's continuance of such failure is a separate offense.
Ohio Rev Code § 4905.57 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4905 | Public Utilities Commission - General Powers|Section 4905.57 | Actions to Recover Forfeitures.

Effective: June 11, 2012|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly|Except as otherwise specifically provided in sections 4905.96 and 4923.99 of the Revised Code, actions to recover forfeitures provided for in this chapter and Chapters 4901., 4903., 4907., 4909., and 4923. of the Revised Code shall be prosecuted in the name of the state and may be brought in the court of common pleas of any county in which the public utility, railroad, or motor carrier is located. Such actions shall be commenced and prosecuted by the attorney general when the attorney general is directed to do so by the public utilities commission. Moneys recovered by such actions shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund.
Ohio Rev Code § 4905.58 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4905 | Public Utilities Commission - General Powers|Section 4905.58 | Indictment.

Effective: June 11, 2012|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly|All prosecutions against a railroad or an officer, agent, or employee thereof, under Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., 4907., and 4909. and other sections of the Revised Code for penalties involving imprisonment shall be by indictment.
Ohio Rev Code § 4905.59 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4905 | Public Utilities Commission - General Powers|Section 4905.59 | Action for Forfeiture by Prosecuting Attorney.

Effective: September 13, 2010|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 162 - 128th General Assembly|If the public utilities commission, the officer requested by it, or a village solicitor or city director of law, when the cause of action arises in a municipal corporation, fails to prosecute a civil action for forfeiture against a railroad or an officer, agent, or employee thereof as provided by law, the prosecuting attorney of the county in which a cause of action for forfeiture arises, upon the request of any taxpayer of the county, shall bring such action if the prosecuting attorney is furnished with evidence that in the prosecuting attorney's judgment will sustain it. If the action fails, the costs of the action shall be adjudged against the county. If a cause of action for forfeiture arises within a municipal corporation, and the commission, the officer requested by it, or the prosecuting attorney, fails to prosecute such action, the village solicitor or city director of law of the municipal corporation, when required by resolution of the legislative authority, shall institute the action and prosecute it to final judgment. If the action fails, the cost of the action shall be adjudged against the municipal corporation. The time for notice of appeal and giving a bond does not apply to cases within the meaning of this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 4905.60 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4905 | Public Utilities Commission - General Powers|Section 4905.60 | Writ of Mandamus - Injunction.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|Whenever the public utilities commission is of the opinion that any public utility or railroad has failed or is about to fail to obey any order made with respect to it, or is permitting anything or about to permit anything contrary to or in violation of law, or of an order of the commission, authorized under Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., 4907., 4909., 4921., 4923., and 4925. of the Revised Code, the attorney general, upon the request of the commission, shall commence and prosecute such action, or proceeding in mandamus, by injunction, or by other appropriate civil remedies in the name of the state, as is directed by the commission against such public utility or railroad, alleging the violation complained of and praying for proper relief. In such a case the court may make such order as is proper in the premises.
Ohio Rev Code § 4905.61 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4905 | Public Utilities Commission - General Powers|Section 4905.61 | Treble Damages.

Effective: March 20, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 402 - 132nd General Assembly|If any public utility or railroad does, or causes to be done, any act or thing prohibited by Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., 4907., 4909., 4921., 4923., and 4927. of the Revised Code, or declared to be unlawful, or omits to do any act or thing required by the provisions of those chapters, or by order of the public utilities commission, the public utility or railroad is liable to the person, firm, or corporation injured thereby in treble the amount of damages sustained in consequence of the violation, failure, or omission. Any recovery under this section does not affect a recovery by the state for any penalty provided for in the chapters. This section does not apply to a telephone company.
Ohio Rev Code § 4905.62 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4905 | Public Utilities Commission - General Powers|Section 4905.62 | Limitation.

Effective: September 19, 1961|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 500 - 104th General Assembly|No franchise, permit, license, or right to own, operate, manage, or control any public utility which is an electric light company, gas company, water-works company, sewage disposal system company, or heating and cooling company shall be granted or transferred to any corporation not incorporated under the laws of this state.
Ohio Rev Code § 4905.63 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4905 | Public Utilities Commission - General Powers|Section 4905.63 | Company Formed to Acquire Property or Transact Business Subject to Certain Laws.

Effective: September 13, 2010|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 162 - 128th General Assembly|A company formed to acquire property or to transact business that would be subject to Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., 4907., 4909., 4921., 4923., and 4927. of the Revised Code, and a company owning or possessing franchises for any of the purposes contemplated in those chapters, are subject to those chapters' provisions, although no property has been acquired, no business has been transacted, or no franchises have been exercised by the company.
Ohio Rev Code § 4905.64 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4905 | Public Utilities Commission - General Powers|Section 4905.64 | Forfeiture Shall Be Cumulative.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|All forfeitures under Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., 4907., 4909., 4921., 4923., and 4925. of the Revised Code are cumulative, and a suit for and recovery of one does not bar the recovery of any other.
Ohio Rev Code § 4905.65 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4905 | Public Utilities Commission - General Powers|Section 4905.65 | Local Regulation Restricting Construction, Location, or Use of Public Utility Facility.

Effective: October 10, 1963|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 130 - 105th General Assembly|(A) As used in this section:(1) "Public utility" means any electric light company, as the same is defined in sections 4905.02 and 4905.03 of the Revised Code.(2) "Public utility facility" means any electric line having a voltage of twenty-two thousand or more volts used or to be used by an electric light company and supporting structures, fixtures, and appurtenances connected to, used in direct connection with, or necessary for the operation or safety of such electric lines.(3) "Local regulation" means any legislative or administrative action of a political subdivision of this state, or of an agency of a political subdivision of this state, having the effect of restricting or prohibiting the use of an existing public utility facility or facilities or the proposed location, construction, or use of a planned public utility facility or facilities.(B) To the extent permitted by existing law a local regulation may reasonably restrict the construction, location, or use of a public utility facility, unless the public utility facility:(1) Is necessary for the service, convenience, or welfare of the public served by the public utility in one or more political subdivisions other than the political subdivision adopting the local regulation; and(2) Is to be constructed in accordance with generally accepted safety standards; and(3) Does not unreasonably affect the welfare of the general public.Nothing in this section prohibits a political subdivision from exercising any power which it may have to require, under reasonable regulations not inconsistent with this section, a permit for any construction or location of a public utility facility by a public utility in such political subdivision.
Ohio Rev Code § 4905.70 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4905 | Public Utilities Commission - General Powers|Section 4905.70 | Energy Conservation Programs.

Effective: January 1, 2001|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 3 - 123rd General Assembly|The public utilities commission shall initiate programs that will promote and encourage conservation of energy and a reduction in the growth rate of energy consumption, promote economic efficiencies, and take into account long-run incremental costs. Notwithstanding sections 4905.31, 4905.33, 4905.35, and 4909.151 of the Revised Code, the commission shall examine and issue written findings on the declining block rate structure, lifeline rates, long-run incremental pricing, peak load and off-peak pricing, time of day and seasonal pricing, interruptible load pricing, and single rate pricing where rates do not vary because of classification of customers or amount of usage. The commission, by a rule adopted no later than October 1, 1977, and effective and applicable no later than November 1, 1977, shall require each electric light company to offer to such of their residential customers whose residences are primarily heated by electricity the option of their usage being metered by a demand or load meter. Under the rule, a customer who selects such option may be required by the company, where no such meter is already installed, to pay for such meter and its installation. The rule shall require each company to bill such of its customers who select such option for those kilowatt hours in excess of a prescribed number of kilowatt hours per kilowatt of billing demand, at a rate per kilowatt hour that reflects the lower cost of providing service during off-peak periods.
Ohio Rev Code § 4905.71 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4905 | Public Utilities Commission - General Powers|Section 4905.71 | Filing Tariffs for Charges for Attachment to Pole or Conduit Use of Equipment.

Effective: September 29, 2015|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|(A) Every telephone or electric light company that is a public utility as defined by section 4905.02 of the Revised Code and, subject to section 4927.15 of the Revised Code, every incumbent local exchange carrier as defined by section 4927.01 of the Revised Code shall permit, upon reasonable terms and conditions and the payment of reasonable charges, the attachment of any wire, cable, facility, or apparatus to its poles, pedestals, or placement of same in conduit duct space, by any person or entity other than a public utility that is authorized and has obtained, under law, any necessary public or private authorization and permission to construct and maintain the attachment, so long as the attachment does not interfere, obstruct, or delay the service and operation of the company or carrier, or create a hazard to safety. Every such company or carrier shall file tariffs with the public utilities commission containing the charges, terms, and conditions established for such use.(B) The commission shall regulate the justness and reasonableness of the charges, terms, and conditions contained in any such tariff, and may, upon complaint of any persons in which it appears that reasonable grounds for complaint are stated, or upon its own initiative, investigate such charges, terms, and conditions and conduct a hearing to establish just and reasonable charges, terms, and conditions, and to resolve any controversy that may arise among the parties as to such attachment.
Ohio Rev Code § 4905.74 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4905 | Public Utilities Commission - General Powers|Section 4905.74 | Persistent Practice or Pattern of Violative Conduct.

Effective: May 17, 2000|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 177 - 123rd General Assembly|No public utility shall knowingly engage in a persistent practice or pattern of conduct of violating division (B) of section 4905.72 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 4905.75 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4905 | Public Utilities Commission - General Powers|Section 4905.75 | Payments to Agent Not Considered Past Due.

Effective: April 4, 1985|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 409 - 115th General Assembly|If a customer makes payment on or before the due date of a bill to an agent designated or authorized by the public utility to accept payment, the payment shall not be considered past due regardless of whether or not it is received in the company offices by the due date.
Ohio Rev Code § 4905.79 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4905 | Public Utilities Commission - General Powers|Section 4905.79 | Tax Credits for Costs of Service to Aid Communicatively Impaired.

Effective: June 30, 2006|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 530 - 126th General Assembly|Any telephone company, as defined in section 5727.01 of the Revised Code, or, as authorized by the public utilities commission, any affiliate of such a company, that provides any telephone service program implemented after March 27, 1991, to aid the communicatively impaired in accessing the telephone network shall be allowed a tax credit for the costs of any such program under section 5733.56 of the Revised Code. Relative to any such program, the commission, in accordance with its rules, shall allow interested parties to intervene and participate in any proceeding or part of a proceeding brought before the commission pursuant to this section. The commission shall adopt rules it considers necessary to carry out this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 4905.80 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4905 | Public Utilities Commission - General Powers|Section 4905.80 | State Policy Regarding Motor Carriers.

Effective: June 11, 2012|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly|The policy of this state is to: (A) Regulate transportation by motor carriers so as to recognize and preserve the inherent advantages of, and foster safe conditions in, that transportation and among those carriers in the public interest;(B) Promote safe and secure service by motor carriers, without unjust discriminations, undue preferences or advantages, and unfair or destructive competitive practices;(C) Improve the relations between, and coordinate transportation by and regulation of, motor carriers and other carriers;(D) Develop and preserve a highway transportation system properly adapted to the needs of commerce and the state;(E) Cooperate with the federal government and the several states, and the authorized officials thereof, and with any organization of motor carriers in the administration and enforcement of this chapter and Chapters 4901., 4903., 4907., 4909., 4921., and 4923. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 4905.81 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4905 | Public Utilities Commission - General Powers|Section 4905.81 | Duties of Public Utilities Commission.

Effective: September 29, 2015|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|The public utilities commission shall:(A) Supervise and regulate each motor carrier;(B) Regulate the safety of operation of each motor carrier, and of each intermodal equipment provider as defined in section 4923.041 of the Revised Code;(C) Adopt reasonable safety rules applicable to the highway transportation of persons or property in interstate and intrastate commerce by motor carriers;(D) Adopt safety rules applicable to the transportation and offering for transportation of hazardous materials in interstate and intrastate commerce by motor carriers. The rules shall not be incompatible with the requirements of the United States department of transportation.(E) Require the filing of reports and other data by motor carriers;(F) Adopt reasonable rules for the administration and enforcement of this chapter and Chapters 4901., 4903., 4907., 4909., 4921., and 4923. of the Revised Code applying to each motor carrier in this state;(G) Supervise and regulate motor carriers in all other matters affecting the relationship between those carriers and the public to the exclusion of all local authorities, except as provided in this section. The commission, in the exercise of the jurisdiction conferred upon it by this chapter and Chapters 4901., 4903., 4907., 4909., 4921., and 4923. of the Revised Code, may adopt rules affecting motor carriers, notwithstanding the provisions of any ordinance, resolution, license, or permit enacted, adopted, or granted by any township, municipal corporation, municipal corporation and county, or county. In case of conflict between any such ordinance, resolution, license, or permit, the order or rule of the commission shall prevail. Local subdivisions may adopt reasonable local police rules within their respective boundaries not inconsistent with those chapters and rules adopted under them.The commission has jurisdiction to receive, hear, and determine as a question of fact, upon complaint of any party or upon its own motion, and upon not less than fifteen days' notice of the time and place of the hearing and the matter to be heard, whether any corporation, company, association, joint-stock association, person, firm, or copartnership, or their lessees, legal or personal representatives, trustees, or receivers or trustees appointed by any court, is engaged as a motor carrier. The finding of the commission on such a question is a final order that may be reviewed as provided in section 4923.15 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 4905.86 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4905 | Public Utilities Commission - General Powers|Section 4905.86 | Sulfur Dioxide Emission Allowances.

Effective: July 10, 1991|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 143 - 119th General Assembly|At the request of an electric light company, the public utilities commission shall provide information and assistance to the electric light company in obtaining any bonus, extension, or other Phase I sulfur dioxide emission allowance that the company may be eligible to receive from the administrator of the United States environmental protection agency under Title IV of the "Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990," 104 Stat. 2584, 42 U.S.C.A. 7651.
Ohio Rev Code § 4905.87 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4905 | Public Utilities Commission - General Powers|Section 4905.87 | Biomass Energy Program Fund.

Effective: June 6, 2001|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 94 - 124th General Assembly|(A) To the extent funding is available in the biomass energy program fund, the public utilities commission shall maintain a program to promote the development and use of biomass energy.(B) The biomass energy program fund is hereby created in the state treasury. Money received by the commission for the program maintained under this section shall be credited to the fund, and used for that program.