Effective: September 28, 1979
Latest Legislation: House Bill 156 - 113th General Assembly
If any public utility has accepted any rate, price, charge, toll, or rental fixed by ordinance of a municipal corporation or ordinances of a group of municipal corporations, it shall become operative, unless a complaint signed by not less than ten per cent of the qualified electors of such municipal corporation or not less than ten per cent of the qualified electors of each municipal corporation in such group has been filed with the public utilities commission within sixty days after such acceptance. Upon such filing, the commission shall forthwith give notice of the filing and pendency of such complaint to the mayor of such municipal corporation or the mayors of the group of municipal corporations, and fix a time and place for the hearing of such complaint. The commission shall, at such time and place, hear such complaint, and may adjourn the hearing from day to day.
The filing of a complaint by a public utility, as provided in section 4909.34 of the Revised Code, shall be held to be the consent of such public utility to continue to furnish its product or service, and devote its property engaged in so furnishing its product or service to such public use during the term so fixed by ordinance or by Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., 4907., 4909., 4921., and 4923. of the Revised Code. Parties to the complaint shall be entitled to be heard, represented by counsel, and to have process to force the attendance of witnesses.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 4909 | Public Utilities Commission - Fixation of Rates
Section 4909.01 | Public Utilities Commission - Fixation of Rates Definitions.
Section 4909.02 | Regulations and Practices Prescribed by Commission Prima-Facie Reasonable.
Section 4909.03 | Effect of Rates Fixed by Commission.
Section 4909.04 | Valuation of Property to Determine Justice of Rates.
Section 4909.05 | Report of Valuation of Property.
Section 4909.051 | Definitions for Sections 4909.052 to 4909.055.
Section 4909.053 | Appraisals.
Section 4909.054 | List of Utility-Valuation Experts.
Section 4909.055 | Cost of Obtaining Valuations.
Section 4909.057 | Deferral of Post-in-Service Carrying Costs.
Section 4909.059 | Construction of Sections.
Section 4909.06 | Additional Facts.
Section 4909.07 | Revision and Correction of Valuations.
Section 4909.08 | Notice and Hearing Before Valuation Becomes Final.
Section 4909.09 | Ascertainment of Valuation.
Section 4909.10 | Hearing to Ascertain Value of Property - Notice.
Section 4909.11 | Filing and Review of Findings.
Section 4909.12 | Admissibility of Findings in Evidence.
Section 4909.13 | Additional Hearings.
Section 4909.14 | Wrongful Valuation.
Section 4909.15 | Fixation of Reasonable Rate.
Section 4909.151 | Consideration of Costs Attributable to Service.
Section 4909.152 | Consideration of Efficiency, Sufficiency, Adequacy of Facilities.
Section 4909.153 | Hearing Service Complaints.
Section 4909.155 | Filing Report on Bonds, Stock and Money.
Section 4909.156 | Filing Report Showing Property Valuation.
Section 4909.16 | Power to Amend, Alter, or Suspend Schedule of Rates.
Section 4909.161 | Recovering Increased Excise Tax Levy and Kilowatt-Hour Tax.
Section 4909.17 | Approval Required for Change in Rate.
Section 4909.172 | Application for Approval to Collect Infrastructure Improvement Surcharge.
Section 4909.18 | Application to Establish or Change Rate.
Section 4909.19 | Publication of Notice - Investigation.
Section 4909.20 | Regulation of Freight Charges.
Section 4909.21 | Rules and Regulations Relative to Carload Shipments of Livestock.
Section 4909.22 | Rates Shall Be Just and Reasonable.
Section 4909.23 | Special Contract Rates.
Section 4909.24 | Complaints and Hearings.
Section 4909.25 | Separate Hearings.
Section 4909.26 | Commission May Change Unreasonable Rate.
Section 4909.27 | Investigating Rates Upon Its Own Motion.
Section 4909.28 | Commission May Change Rate or Service.
Section 4909.29 | Copies of Orders to Be Supplied Railroad.
Section 4909.30 | Commission May Rescind or Amend an Order.
Section 4909.31 | Supplemental Order as to Railroads.
Section 4909.32 | Commission May Fix Joint Rate.
Section 4909.33 | Supplemental Order as to Public Utilities.
Section 4909.35 | Failure of Municipal Corporation to Fix Rates.
Section 4909.36 | Hearing Upon Accepted Rates - Procedure.
Section 4909.37 | Hearing Where Cause of Action Arose.
Section 4909.38 | Complaint, Appeal, or Notification Requirements.
Section 4909.39 | Findings as to Rate - Valuation of Property.
Section 4909.40 | Certain Rates, Fares, Regulations, and Prices Excepted.
Section 4909.42 | Commission Fails to Issue Timely Order.
Section 4909.43 | Filing Rate Increase Application.
Section 4909.45 | Information Furnished by Gas or Natural Gas Company to Municipal Corporation.