Effective: June 11, 2012 Latest Legislation: House Bill 487 – 129th General Assembly As used in sections 4907.01 to 4907.63 of the Revised Code: (A) “Public utility” has the same meaning as in section 4905.02 of the Revised Code. (B) “Telephone company,” “street railway company,” and “interurban railroad company” have the same meanings as in […]
Effective: June 11, 2012 Latest Legislation: House Bill 487 – 129th General Assembly As used in Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., 4907., 4909., and 4959. of the Revised Code, “railroad” includes any corporation, company, individual, or association of individuals, or its lessees, trustees, or receivers appointed by a court, which owns, operates, manages, or controls a […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 361 – 100th General Assembly Regulation of service applicable to railroads shall include: (A) The transportation of passengers and property between points within this state; (B) The receiving, switching, delivering, storing, and handling of such property; (C) All charges connected with divisions (A) and (B) of this […]
Effective: June 11, 2012 Latest Legislation: House Bill 487 – 129th General Assembly Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., 4907., and 4909. of the Revised Code do not apply to street and electric railways engaged solely in the transportation of passengers within the limits of cities, or to other private railroads not doing business as common carriers.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The public utilities commission may confer on any matters relating to railroads by correspondence, by attending conventions, or otherwise, with the railroad commissioners of other states and with the interstate commerce commission.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The public utilities commission may inquire into the management of the business of any railroad, and shall keep itself informed as to the manner and method in which it is conducted. It may obtain from a railroad the information necessary to enable […]
Effective: July 25, 1969 Latest Legislation: House Bill 48 – 108th General Assembly The public utilities commission may, and on complaint shall, investigate any freight rates on interstate traffic on railroads in this state. If in its opinion they are excessive, discriminatory, levied in violation of the interstate commerce law, or in conflict with the […]
Effective: June 11, 2012 Latest Legislation: House Bill 487 – 129th General Assembly The public utilities commission shall inquire into any neglect or violation of the laws of this state by a railroad doing business in this state, by its officers, agents, or employees, or by any person operating a railroad. The commission shall enforce […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly If, after hearing and investigation as provided by Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., 4907., 4909., 4921., 4923., and 4925. of the Revised Code, the public utilities commission finds any charge, regulation, or practice affecting the transportation of passengers or property, or any service […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly Upon demand, the public utilities commission, a public utilities commissioner, or any person employed by the commission for that purpose, may inspect the books and papers of a railroad and examine under oath any officer, agent, or employee of a railroad, in […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly By order or subpoena served on a railroad as a summons is served in a civil action in the court of common pleas, the public utilities commission may require, at such time and place within this state as it designates, the production […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly A railroad failing or refusing to comply within a reasonable time with an order or subpoena from the public utilities commission issued under section 4907.11 of the Revised Code shall forfeit and pay into the state treasury, for each day it so […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly Every railroad company, incorporated or doing business in this state, shall file with the public utilities commission a full and true statement of the affairs of such company relative to this state, covering the yearly period fixed by the commission. Such statement […]
Effective: September 13, 2010 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 162 – 128th General Assembly Within thirty days after the election of the directors of a railroad doing business in this state, the secretary of the railroad shall forward to the public utilities commission a list of the officers and directors thereof, giving the place of residence […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly Within a reasonable time after the construction of a railroad, or at any time when required by the public utilities commission, such railroad shall make and file with the commission a map and profile of such railroad, which shall be drawn on […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly On demand of the public utilities commission, each railroad within this state shall furnish copies of all leases, contracts, and agreements with express, sleeping car, freight, or rolling stock companies, or other companies doing business upon or in connection with such road, […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly On the first Monday in February in each year, and oftener if required by the public utilities commission, each railroad shall file with the commission a verified list of all railroad tickets, passes, and mileage books issued free or for other than […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly When required by the public utilities commission and within a time fixed by it, each railroad shall deliver to the commission for its use copies of all contracts which relate to the transportation of persons or property or any service in connection […]
Effective: June 11, 2012 Latest Legislation: House Bill 487 – 129th General Assembly The public utilities commission shall cause blank forms to be prepared suitable for the purposes designated in Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., 4907., and 4909. of the Revised Code which shall conform as nearly as practicable to the forms prescribed by the interstate […]
Effective: January 1, 1974 Latest Legislation: House Bill 511 – 109th General Assembly A railroad receiving blank forms from the public utilities commission shall cause them to be properly filled, answering fully and correctly each question therein. In case it is unable to answer any question, such railroad shall give a good and sufficient reason […]
