Section 756.070 – Investigating management of utilities.
The Public Utility Commission may inquire into the management of the business of all public utilities and telecommunications utilities and shall keep informed as to the manner and method in which they are conducted and has the right to obtain from any public utility or telecommunications utility all necessary information to enable the commission to […]
Section 756.075 – Right of entry for examination of equipment, records or employees; use of findings.
(1) The Public Utility Commission or authorized representatives may enter upon any premises, or any equipment or facilities operated or occupied by any public utility or telecommunications utility for the purpose of making any inspection, examination or test reasonably required in the administration of ORS chapter 756, 757, 758 or 759 and to set up […]
Section 756.090 – Maintaining and producing records; expenses of examining out-of-state records.
(1) The Public Utility Commission may require by rule, or by order or subpoena to be served on any public utility or telecommunications utility the maintaining within this state or the production within this state at such time and place as the commission may designate, of any books, accounts, papers or records kept by such […]
Section 756.028 – Employee statements regarding prohibited interests.
Each employee of the Public Utility Commission shall file with the commission a statement regarding holdings of the employee and the holdings of the employee’s spouse and minor children of any pecuniary interest in any business or activity subject to the commission’s regulatory jurisdiction. Supplementary statements shall be filed as such pecuniary interests are acquired […]
Section 756.105 – Duty to furnish information to commission.
(1) Every public utility or telecommunications utility shall furnish to the Public Utility Commission all information required by the commission to carry into effect the provisions of ORS chapters 756, 757, 758 and 759 and shall make specific answers to all questions submitted by the commission. (2) If a public utility or telecommunications utility is […]
Section 756.032 – Employee dismissal for retention of prohibited interests or failure to file statements.
(1) The Public Utility Commission shall dismiss an employee: (a) Who fails to file the statement required by ORS 756.028 before the 11th day after the date of employment. (b) Who fails to file the supplementary statement required by ORS 756.028 before the 11th day after the acquisition of a pecuniary interest. (c) Who fails […]
Section 756.115 – Failure to furnish requested information.
No officer, agent or employee of any public utility, or telecommunications utility shall: (1) Fail or refuse to fill out and return any forms required by the Public Utility Commission; (2) Fail or refuse to answer any question therein propounded; (3) Knowingly or willfully give a false answer to any such question or evade the […]
Section 756.034 – Intent of prohibited interest provisions.
Nothing in ORS 756.022 to 756.032 is intended to authorize any act otherwise prohibited by law. [1971 c.655 §7]
Section 756.125 – Interference with commission equipment.
No person shall destroy, injure or interfere with any apparatus or appliance owned or operated by or in charge of the Public Utility Commission, or any apparatus or appliance sealed by the commission. [Formerly 757.340]
Section 756.036 – Duties and functions.
(1) The Public Utility Commission may: (a) Organize and reorganize the office of the Public Utility Commission in the manner that it considers necessary to properly discharge the responsibilities of the Public Utility Commission. (b) Contract for or procure on a fee or part-time basis, or both, such experts, technical or other professional services as […]