2006 Ohio Revised Code - 4905.54. Compliance with orders; forfeitures.

§ 4905.54. Compliance with orders; forfeitures.
 

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., 4909., 4921., and 4923. of the Revised Code, so long as they remain in force. Except as otherwise specifically provided in sections 4905.83, 4905.95, 4919.99, 4921.99, and 4923.99 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. 
 

HISTORY: GC § 614-64; 102 v 549(570), § 67; Bureau of Code Revision, 10-1-53; 142 v H 428 (Eff 9-26-88); 144 v H 365 (Eff 4-16-93); 146 v H 117. Eff 9-29-95; 151 v H 66, § 101.01, eff. 9-29-05.
 

The effective date is set by § 612.03 of 151 v H 66. 

The effective date is set by section 197 of HB 117. 

 

Effect of Amendments

151 v H 66, effective September 29, 2005, inserted "the public utilities commission may assess ... or failure against", deleted "shall forfeit to the state not more than one thousand dollars for each such violation or failure" from the end of the first sentence, and added the last sentence.