69-3-206. Penalty for failure to make reports or permit examinations. (1) Any officer, agent, or person in charge of the books, accounts, records, and papers or any of them of any public utility who shall refuse or fail for a period of 30 days to furnish the commission with any report required by the provisions of this chapter and any officer, agent, or person in charge of any particular books, accounts, records, or papers relating to the business of such public utility who shall refuse to permit any commissioner or other person duly authorized by the commission to inspect such books, accounts, records, or papers on behalf of the commission shall be subject to a fine of not less than $100 or more than $1,000.
(2) Such fine shall be recovered in a civil action upon the complaint of the commission in any court of competent jurisdiction. Each day's refusal or failure on the part of such officer, agent, or person in charge shall be deemed a separate offense and be subject to the penalty herein prescribed.
History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 52, L. 1913; re-en. Sec. 3888, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3888, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 248, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 70-110(part).
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers
Chapter 3. Regulation of Utilities
Part 2. Requirements for Public Utilities
69-3-201. Utilities to provide adequate service at reasonable charges
69-3-202. Records of public utilities
69-3-203. Annual report to commission
69-3-204. Fees to be charged by commission
69-3-205. Verification of reports and other papers
69-3-206. Penalty for failure to make reports or permit examinations
69-3-207. Penalty for violation of natural gas pipeline safety provisions and regulations
69-3-208. Effect of failure by utility to cooperate with commission
69-3-209. Violations of public utility laws or orders
69-3-210. through 69-3-220 reserved
69-3-221. Public utility errors in billing customers
69-3-222. Utility disclosure required -- definition