(2) The Attorney General, district attorney of each county, all state, county and city police officers and police officers commissioned by a university under ORS 352.121 or 353.125 shall assist the commission in the administration and enforcement of all laws administered by the commission, and they, as well as assistants and employees of the commission, shall inform against and diligently prosecute all persons whom they have reasonable cause to believe guilty of violation of any such laws or of the rules, regulations, orders, decisions or requirements of the commission made pursuant thereto.
(3) Upon the request of the commission, the Attorney General or the district attorney of the proper county shall aid in any investigation, hearing or trial, and shall institute and prosecute all necessary suits, actions or proceedings for the enforcement of those laws and ordinances referred to in subsection (1) of this section.
(4) Any forfeiture or penalty provided for in any law administered by the commission shall be recovered by an action brought thereon in the name of the State of Oregon in any court of appropriate jurisdiction. [Amended by 1971 c.655 §23; 1973 c.776 §24; 1987 c.447 §84; 1995 c.733 §61; 2011 c.506 §46; 2013 c.180 §51]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation
Chapter 756 - Public Utility Commission
Section 756.010 - Definitions.
Section 756.014 - Public Utility Commission; appointment; confirmation; term; removal.
Section 756.016 - Quorum; seal; individual commissioner authorized to act for commission.
Section 756.026 - Prohibited interests of commissioner and family.
Section 756.036 - Duties and functions.
Section 756.040 - General powers.
Section 756.047 - Authority of commission to require fingerprints.
Section 756.050 - Office, office supplies and sessions of commission.
Section 756.055 - Delegation of authority.
Section 756.090 - Maintaining and producing records; expenses of examining out-of-state records.
Section 756.105 - Duty to furnish information to commission.
Section 756.115 - Failure to furnish requested information.
Section 756.160 - Enforcement of statutes and ordinances relating to utilities.
Section 756.180 - Enforcing utility laws.
Section 756.185 - Right to recover for wrongs and omissions; treble damages.
Section 756.305 - Public Utility Commission Account.
Section 756.310 - Annual fees payable by utilities and telecommunications providers.
Section 756.325 - Distribution of information filed with commission; fees; rules.
Section 756.360 - Disposal and use of fees and penalties collected.
Section 756.500 - Complaint; persons entitled to file; contents; amendments.
Section 756.512 - Notice of complaint to defendant; responsive pleadings; setting cause for hearing.
Section 756.518 - Procedures applicable to all matters before commission; oral hearing; rules.
Section 756.525 - Parties to proceedings.
Section 756.538 - Taking and use of depositions; rules.
Section 756.543 - Issuance of subpoenas; failure to comply.
Section 756.549 - Self-incrimination of witnesses in commission proceedings.
Section 756.558 - Taking of evidence; findings; issuance of orders; providing copies of orders.
Section 756.561 - Rehearing; reconsideration.
Section 756.572 - Effect of orders on successors in interest.