Oregon Code § 756.180·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Enforcing utility laws.
(1) Whenever it appears to the Public Utility Commission that any public
utility or telecommunications utility or any other person subject to the
jurisdiction of the commission is engaged or about to engage in any acts or
practices which constitute a violation of any statute administered by the
commission, or any rule, regulation, requirement, order, term or condition
issued thereunder, the commission may apply to any circuit court of the state
where such public utility or telecommunications utility or other person subject
to the jurisdiction of the commission operates for the enforcement of such
statute, rule, regulation, requirement, order, term or condition.
(2) Such court,
without bond, has jurisdiction to enforce obedience thereto by injunction, or
by other processes, mandatory or otherwise, restraining such public utility or
telecommunications utility or any other person subject to the jurisdiction of
the commission, or its officers, agents, employees and representatives from
further violations of such statute, rule, regulation, requirement, order, term
or condition, and enjoining upon them obedience thereto.
(3) The
provisions of this section are in addition to and not in lieu of any other
enforcement provisions contained in any statute administered by the commission.
[Amended by 1971 c.655 §24; 1973 c.232 §5; 1973 c.776 §25; 1987 c.447 §85; 1995
c.733 §62]