Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 756 § 756.016 — Quorum; seal; individual commissioner authorized to act for commission
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 756 ·
Oregon Code § 756.016·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Quorum; seal; individual commissioner authorized to act for commission.
(1) A majority of the
commissioners shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business,
for the performance of any duty or for the exercise of any power of the Public
Utility Commission.
(2) The
commission shall have a seal with the words Public Utility Commission of
Oregon and such other design as the commission may prescribe engraved thereon,
by which the proceedings of the commission shall be authenticated and of which
the courts shall take judicial notice.
(3) Any
investigation, inquiry or hearing which the commission has power to undertake
or to hold may be undertaken or held by or before any commissioner designated
by order of the commission. Except as provided in ORS 756.055, all
investigations, inquiries and hearings so held shall be conducted as though by
the full commission with such commissioner empowered to exercise all the powers
of the commission with respect thereto. [1985 c.834 §§3,4,5]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 756.016
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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