69-3-208. Effect of failure by utility to cooperate with commission. An officer, agent, or employee of any public utility is subject to the penalty prescribed in 69-3-206 whenever the officer, agent, or employee:
(1) willfully fails or refuses to fill out and return any blanks as required by this chapter;
(2) willfully fails or refuses to answer any questions contained in blanks as provided in this chapter;
(3) knowingly or willfully gives a false answer to any questions or evades the answer to the questions, where the fact inquired of is within the officer's, agent's, or employee's knowledge; or
(4) upon proper demand, willfully fails or refuses to exhibit to any commission or any commissioners or any person also authorized to examine the same, any book, paper, or account of the public utility that is in the officer's, agent's, or employee's possession or under the officer's, agent's, or employee's control.
History: En. Sec. 23, Ch. 52, L. 1913; re-en. Sec. 3903, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3903, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 70-125; amd. Sec. 1989, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
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