Oklahoma Statutes
Title 17. Corporation Commission
§17-81. Jurisdiction of Corporation Commission over crossings.

The Corporation Commission is given full jurisdiction over all public highway crossings, where same cross steam or electric railroads or railways within the State of Oklahoma.

Added by Laws 1919, c. 53, p. 88, § 1.

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Oklahoma Statutes

Title 17. Corporation Commission

§17-1. Violating rules, orders or other requirements of Commission - Switching service provider without consent of customer - Fines.

§17-2. Contempt proceedings - When authorized - Institution of prosecution - Notice.

§17-3. Pleadings, trial, judgment and appeal.

§17-4. Suspension bond.

§17-5. Supreme Court to give precedence to such appeals.

§17-6. Judgment lien - Execution.

§17-6.1. Penalties - Willfully and knowingly injuring or destroying pipeline transportation system.

§17-7. Judgment of Supreme Court on appeal.

§17-8. Moneys to be paid into state treasury.

§17-9. Taxation of costs and fees.

§17-10. Attorney General to prosecute.

§17-11. Proceedings when no quorum present.

§17-12. Depositions.

§17-13. Admission of evidence.

§17-14. Penalty for refusing examination of books in violation of Constitution, Article IX, Section 28.

§17-15. Penalty for refusing examination of books in violation of Constitution, Article II, Section 28.

§17-16. Penalty for destroying records.

§17-17. Penalties cumulative.

§17-18. Expert witnesses - Documentation of justification.

§17-31. Senior Utility Rate Analysts - Salary - Qualifications.

§17-32. Director of Administration - Qualifications - Duties.

§17-33. Administrative Aide - Salary - Powers and duties - Office location.

§17-34.1. Implementation and administration of Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act and Residential Energy Conservation Program.

§17-34.2. Employees under Federal Underground Injection Control Project.

§17-35. Data Processing Division - Responsibilities - Support services - Director.

§17-37. Certain federal rules and regulations not to be enforced - Exceptions.

§17-39. Petty cash fund – Maximum amount - Administration.

§17-39.2. Remittances of taxes and fees – Service charges - Receipts - Deposit of money.

§17-40. Transportation Division.

§17-40.1. Regional service areas - Regional service offices - Services provided - Staffing - Reports - Telephonic communication services.

§17-40.2. Electronic signatures.

§17-41. Cotton gins declared public utilities.

§17-42. License from Corporation Commission - Necessity - Showing - Fee.

§17-43. Matters considered in issuing license - Existing gins - Showing to obtain license - Cooperative gins - Inspectors.

§17-44. Powers and authority of Corporation Commission - Rates - Department of Cotton Gin Utilities - Fiscal year and reports of cotton gins.

§17-45. Appeals to Supreme Court.

§17-46. Regulations - Enforcement of orders.

§17-47. Partial invalidity.

§17-48. Transportation, presents, or gratuities to Corporation Commissioners or employees prohibited - Exceptions - Penalty.

§17-51. Oil and gas department established.

§17-52. Corporation Commission - Jurisdiction, power and authority - Environmental jurisdiction of Department of Environmental Quality.

§17-53. Promulgation of rules - Plugging wells.

§17-53.1. Removal of surface trash and debris - Rules and regulations.

§17-53.2. Removal of operating equipment, production and storage structures, supplies and equipment, surface debris, abutment or obstacle - Filling of certain pits - Grading or terracing certain disturbed land - Release - Extension of time.

§17-53.3. Abandoned oil and gas well-site equipment - State lien.

§17-54. Definitions.

§17-55. Use of frac tanks with unprotected manways prohibited.

§17-56. Inspections - Devices complying with act - Injunctions.

§17-57. Oil and Gas Division Revolving Fund.

§17-71. Passenger rate regulation - Power conferred upon commission.

§17-72. Effect of act - Amendment of Constitution - Vested rights.

§17-73. Right of appeal.

§17-81. Jurisdiction of Corporation Commission over crossings.

§17-82. Expense of crossings.

§17-83. Procedure before Commission - Appeals.

§17-84. Location and kind of crossing.

§17-85. Partial invalidity.

§17-86. Extra hazardous crossings - Protective devices - Costs.

§17-87. Payment of state costs.

§17-91. Power of Corporation Commission respecting fences.

§17-92. Procedure - Appeals.

§17-115. Rules and regulations relating to safety, sanitation and shelter.

§17-116.1. Definitions.

§17-116.2. Railroad company motor vehicles used to transport workers - Safe condition and operation.

§17-116.3. Rules and regulations establishing minimum standards.

§17-116.4. Hearings - Suggestions.

§17-116.5. Amendment of rules and regulations.

§17-116.6. Inspections.

§17-116.7. Orders of commission.

§17-116.8. Enforcement.

§17-116.9. Penalties.

§17-121. Commission has power of court of record regarding refunds.

§17-122. Judgment for overcharge - Lien - Collection.

§17-123. Appealed orders - Additional judgment for expenses of commission.

§17-124. Appeal regarding refunds.

§17-125. Unclaimed refunds - Administrations.

§17-131. Certificate of convenience and necessity – Notice by new providers – Availability of emergency telephone services - Fines.

§17-132. Application for certificate - Notice.

§17-133. Grant or refusal of certificate - Protests.

§17-134. Repair, maintenance or reconstruction - Injury to or interference with shade trees.

§17-136. Extension of telephone service to open territories - Petition - Notice and hearing.

§17-137. Rates - Telephone companies not subject to local exchange rate regulation.

§17-137.3. Universal service fee.

§17-138. Enforcement.

§17-139.1. Coin-activated and credit card-activated telephones - Operating requirements.

§17-139.2. Operator-assisted services - Operating requirements - Inclusion of law in directories of subscribers.

§17-139.101. Short title - Oklahoma Telecommunications Act of 1997.

§17-139.102. Definitions.

§17-139.103. Commission approval of changes in regulated telecommunications service rates required - Charges for basic local exchange service rates limited - Application and effect of act - Alternative form of regulation - Enforcement of quality of s...

§17-139.104. Compensation of Attorney General for enforcement duties - Oversight by Consumer Services Division.

§17-139.105. Credit of End User Common Line Charge for qualifying customers - Oklahoma Lifeline Fund - Documentation.

§17-139.106. Oklahoma Universal Service Fund.

§17-139.107. Administration of funds.

§17-139.108. Provisions applicable to OneNet and the Oklahoma Government Telecommunications Network.

§17-139.109.1. Special Universal Services – Eligibility – Competitive bidding - Funding.

§17-139.110. High speed Internet access or broadband service – Regulation by Corporation Commission prohibited – Requirements of local exchange telecommunications service providers – Taxation.

§17-139.601. Wide Area Calling Plans - Expansion to include sole unincluded exchanges.

§17-140.1. Definitions.

§17-140.2. Prohibition of certain pay-per-call services or interactive programs.

§17-140.3. Services to children under 12 years - Requirements.

§17-140.4. Rules and regulations.

§17-140.5. Provisions in conflict or inconsistent with Oklahoma Constitution.

§17-140.6. Amendments and alterations to constitution - Legislative intent.

§17-151. Public utility defined - Exemption of nonprofit water and sewer corporations - Washington County - Authority of certain beneficiaries to condemn property.

§17-151.1. Resale of water or sewage service – Maximum charges – Disclosure – Penalties - Enforcement.

§17-152. Commission's jurisdiction over public utilities - Examination of requests for review of rates and charges.

§17-153. Implied and incidental powers of Commission - Contempt.

§17-154. Records of public utility business.

§17-155. Orders and rules of Commission - Scope - Right of appeal.

§17-156. Installation of distributed generation devices - Increased rates or surcharges - Subsidization.

§17-158.21. Short title.

§17-158.21a. Provisions of act in conflict or inconsistent with Constitution - Amendment to Constitution.

§17-158.22. Definitions.

§17-158.23. Geographical areas.

§17-158.24. Fixing boundaries of certified territories - Protests - Hearings by Commission.

§17-158.25. Exclusive rights within territory - New electric-consuming facilities.

§17-158.26. Contracts between suppliers.

§17-158.27. General supervision by Commission - Rate investigations - Notice of proposed rate increases - Petition by member-consumers - Exemption of rural electric cooperatives.

§17-158.28. Applicabilty of act.

§17-158.29. Annexation of area to city or town.

§17-158.30. Grand River Dam Authority excepted.

§17-158.31. Liberal construction.

§17-158.32. Section 437.2 of Title 18 not repealed - Provisions as cumulative.

§17-158.41. Short title.

§17-158.42. Purpose.

§17-158.43. Affected area division procedure.

§17-158.44. Furnishing of retail electricity continued.

§17-158.45. Provisions in conflict or inconsistent with Constitution.

§17-158.50. Definitions.

§17-158.51. Offers, requests, invitations and acquisitions - Conflict of interests - Statement - Approval.

§17-158.52. Statement - Contents - Oath or affirmation - Amendments.

§17-158.53. Approval of acquisition of control - Public hearing.

§17-158.54. Notice of public hearing - Expenses and security.

§17-158.55. Domestic public utility - Filing application for approval - Exemption.

§17-158.56. Jurisdiction - Copies of lawful process.

§17-158.57. Corporation Commission power - Expenses of conducting analysis or investigation.

§17-158.58. Violations - Injunctions - Transmitting evidence - Criminal proceedings.

§17-158.59. Fines and penalties.

§17-158.60. Appeals - Precedence.

§17-158.61. Provisions in conflict or inconsistent with Constitution.

§17-158.66. Facilitating Internet Broadband Rural Expansion (FIBRE) Act – Pole attachment rates.

§17-159.11. Definitions.

§17-159.12. Certificate of convenience and necessity required for water transportation lines.

§17-159.13. Rules and regulations for applications.

§17-159.14. Information to be furnished with application.

§17-159.15. Notice of receipt of application.

§17-159.16. Power to issue or refuse certificate - Protests.

§17-159.17. Provisions of certificate - Defaults.

§17-159.18. Assignment of certificate.

§17-159.19. Rates.

§17-159.20. Petition for service.

§17-159.21. Administrative Procedures Act to govern - Review.

§17-159.22. Exceptions.

§17-159.23. Restriction on owning or holding water rights.

§17-160.1. Ratemaking authority and general jurisdiction of Corporation Commission.

§17-160.2. Existing trusts to submit certain information - Rate orders.

§17-160.11. Oklahoma Wind Energy Development Act.

§17-160.12. Legislative findings.

§17-160.13. Definitions.

§17-160.14. Decommissioning of wind energy facility.

§17-160.15. Required filing - Evidence of financial security.

§17-160.16. Statement to landowner.

§17-160.17. Inspection of records.

§17-160.18. Report to Corporation Commission.

§17-160.19. Insurance policies.

§17-160.20. Setback requirements.

§17-160.21. See the following versions:

§17-160.21v1. Notification of intent to build a facility.

§17-160.21v2. Notification of intent to build a facility.

§17-160.22. Authority to promulgate rules and set fees.

§17-161.1. Restrictions on charges for reselling electric current or natural gas.

§17-162. Administrative law judges - Powers - No additional compensation.

§17-163.1. Wage rates, benefits, working conditions or other terms or conditions of employment subject to collective bargaining agreements - Disallowance or change.

§17-164. Fees for rebates or refunds.

§17-166.1. Fees - Rules and regulations.

§17-166.1a. Fee schedule for permits, licenses, certificates and other authorizations - Service fee schedule - Disposition of fees collected.

§17-166.2. Purchase of transcripts - Utilization of Oil and Gas Revolving Fund.

§17-166.3. Conferences.

§17-167. Certificate of record showing as to oil and gas leases - Filing.

§17-168. Certificate as prima facie evidence - Burden of proof.

§17-179. Acts in conflict of interest by Commission members prohibited.

§17-180. Penalties.

§17-180.1. Advertising expenses by public utilities.

§17-180.2. Public utilities - Promotional payments.

§17-180.4. Political activities prohibited - Exception.

§17-180.5. File of applications for motor carrier operating authority - Carriers of commodities - Certificates or permits - Rate-making procedure - Divisions combined.

§17-180.6. Intrastate transmission of telephone communication or message.

§17-180.7. Corporation Commission Revolving Fund.

§17-180.10. Corporation Commission Plugging Fund - Minimum maintenance level - Additional excise tax.

§17-180.11. Assessment upon public utilities.

§17-181. Definitions.

§17-182. Issuance of securities and creation of liens declared a privilege - Power of supervision and regulation.

§17-183. Certificate to be obtained from Commission.

§17-184. Purposes for which securities may be issued - Issuance of short term securities - Foreign public utilities.

§17-185. Application - Filing - Examination - Issuance of certificate.

§17-186. Validation of securities or liens when certificate not obtained.

§17-187. Appeals.

§17-188. Securities title not applicable.

§17-189. Rural electric cooperative corporations - Law not applicable.

§17-190. Addition of optical fiber to electric towers - Additional easement or license.

§17-190.1. Short title.

§17-190.2. Purpose of act - Goals of restructured electric utility industry.

§17-190.3. Definitions.

§17-190.4. Study of and development of framework for electric utility industry restructuring.

§17-190.5. Study of impact of restructuring on tax revenues.

§17-190.7. Furnishing of retail electric service to facilities currently being served - Extension of distribution service by municipalities - Prohibitions.

§17-190.8. Nondiscriminatory equivalent access to transmission and distribution facilities.

§17-190.9. Collection of municipal taxes by retail service distributors.

§17-190.21. Joint Electric Utility Restructuring Task Force.

§17-191.1. Definitions.

§17-191.2. Procedure for acquisition, control or merger of certain domestic public utilities.

§17-191.3. Statement to be filed with Corporation Commission - Oath or affirmation - Contents - Amendments.

§17-191.4. Combination of statements.

§17-191.5. Conditions for disapproval of acquisition of control or merger - Hearing.

§17-191.6. Notice of hearing - Bond for payment of expenses.

§17-191.7. Certain domestic public utilities to file application for approval of acquisition, control or merger with Commission - Factors for approval or disapproval - Review - Exemption from certain provisions of act.

§17-191.8. Court jurisdiction - Agent for service of process.

§17-191.9. Powers of Corporation Commission - Expenses of conducting analysis or investigation.

§17-191.10. Injunctions - Bond not required - Evidence.

§17-191.11. Violations - Penalties.

§17-191.12. Appeal to Supreme Court.

§17-191.13. Provisions in conflict or inconsistent with Oklahoma Constitution.

§17-200. Legislative intent - Competition.

§17-201. Definition.

§17-202. Authorization to enter business.

§17-205. Rules and regulations.

§17-206. Amendments and alterations to Constitution - Legislative intent.

§17-250. Terms defined.

§17-251. Change in price of fuels or power - Approval of fuel adjustment clauses - Rules for making determination.

§17-252. Monitoring of fuel adjustment clauses.

§17-253. Rules for considering adjustment applications.

§17-254. Disclosure in customer bills.

§17-255. Preexisting clauses to continue.

§17-256. Sections 251 to 255 not applicable to electric cooperatives.

§17-257. Electric generation cooperatives - Report of fuel adjustment clauses.

§17-258. Approval of purchased power adjustment clauses.

§17-259. Monitoring of application of adjustment clauses.

§17-260. Disclosure of per unit rate in consumer's bill.

§17-261. Preexisting purchased power adjustment clauses.

§17-262. Applications through common representative.

§17-263. Periodic detailed rate investigations.

§17-264. Article headings.

§17-270. Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 - Power and duties of Corporation Commission - Applications for determinations - Fees.

§17-271. Appeals.

§17-281. Responses to discovery requests.

§17-282. Settlement conferences.

§17-283. Exit conferences.

§17-284. Rate increase applications - Effect given to known and measurable changes.

§17-285. Communications between utilities and customers.

§17-286. Electric utility – Transmission upgrade costs presumed recoverable – Applications for capital expenditures, facilities.

§17-287. Development of wind energy - Expansion of transmission capacity.

§17-291. Definitions.

§17-292. Rights of electric transmission owner.

§17-293. Local electric transmission facility.

§17-301. Short title – Oklahoma Petroleum Storage Tank Consolidation Act - Oklahoma Petroleum Storage Tank Division – Responsibilities of Division.

§17-302. Legislative intent - Public policy.

§17-303. Definitions.

§17-304. Exemptions.

§17-304.1. Exemption from certain aboveground tank requirements - Promulgation of new rules.

§17-305. Corporation Commission and Department of Environmental Quality designated as state agencies to administer certain federal programs.

§17-306. Corporation Commission Petroleum Storage Tank Division - Powers and duties.

§17-306.1. Tanks containing petroleum products used for agricultural purposes - Permit fee.

§17-307. Corporation Commission - Rules governing storage tank systems.

§17-308. Permits - Registration - Fees - Inspection - Financial responsibility coverage.

§17-308.1. Storage tank systems for regulated substances - Permit fees - Penalties.

§17-309. Release from storage tank system - Corrective action.

§17-310. Inspections and investigations - Violations - Notice - Failure to take corrective action - Hearings - Orders.

§17-310.1. Notice to real property owners – Access to property - Compensation.

§17-311. Fines - Criminal violations.

§17-312. Enforcement of actions and remedies - Action for equitable relief - Jurisdiction - Relief.

§17-313. Records, reports and information - Public inspection - Confidentiality - Disclosure to federal or state representatives.

§17-314. Annual report of new releases.

§17-315. Corporation Commission Storage Tank Revolving Fund.

§17-316. Ordinance or regulations in conflict with act prohibited.

§17-318. Licensing of storage tank professionals - Contractors required to meet training and other requirements of federal and state laws and regulations.

§17-319. Underground Storage Tank Operator Training Program.

§17-321. Short title - Purpose - Scope.

§17-322. Petroleum Storage Tank Division - Jurisdiction - Director - Powers and duties.

§17-324. Petroleum Storage Tank Indemnity Fund – Expenditures – Administrator – Composition of fund.

§17-325. Annual reports.

§17-327. Approval requirements for certain bills to change the Petroleum Storage Tank Indemnity Fund.

§17-327.1. Assessment on motor fuel – Exemptions - Allocation.

§17-327.2. Duty to precollect assessment – Collection report.

§17-327.3. Reimbursement for allowable costs from an eligible release.

§17-327.4. Confidential records, reports or information.

§17-327.5. Indemnity Fund claim payments - Subrogation.

§17-328. Oklahoma Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund - Oklahoma Leaking Underground Storage Tank Revolving Fund.

§17-330. Required procedures for hearing of protests.

§17-340. Storage Tank Advisory Council - Members - Quorum - Authority - Rules - Expenses.

§17-341. Unlawful to sell, offer for sale, use or consume regulated substances not in compliance.

§17-341.1. Fuel inspection and compliance personnel.

§17-341.2. Division employees – Prohibited from jobs or businesses in regulated field.

§17-341.3. Severability.

§17-342. Authority to promulgate rules and specifications.

§17-343. Inspection required for regulated substances and mixtures - Penalties.

§17-344. Refusal to admit inspector - Penalties.

§17-345. Authority to promulgate tests, standards, specifications and rules – Voluntary calibration program.

§17-346. Duty to inspect fueling facilities.

§17-346.1. Duty to inspect measuring devices.

§17-346.2. Applicability to regulated substances in transit to other states.

§17-346.3. Noncompliance – Tampering with sign, lock or seal - Penalties.

§17-346.4. Noncompliance of measuring device – Tampering with sign, label, seal or lock – Violation of rule or order - Penalties.

§17-347. Ethanol or methanol label requirements.

§17-347.1. Retail facilities not required to post information on fuel activities – Label required for aircraft fuel with alcohol.

§17-348. Definitions.

§17-348.1. Adulterated antifreeze.

§17-348.2. Misbranded antifreeze.

§17-348.3. Sample analysis of antifreeze prior to sale – Annual permit application and fee.

§17-348.4. Enforcement by Petroleum Storage Tank Division.

§17-348.5. Authority to promulgate rules.

§17-348.6. List of brands and trademarks of antifreeze permitted.

§17-348.7. Advertising of antifreeze – Restricted statements.

§17-348.8. Fees deposited to credit of Corporation Commission Revolving Fund.

§17-348.9. Violations - Penalties.

§17-500. Short title.

§17-501. Purpose.

§17-502. Definitions.

§17-503. Corporation Commission - Jurisdiction - Rules and regulations - Exceptions.

§17-504. Utilization of brine rights - Application - Solution gas owners as respondents.

§17-505. Unitization of brine rights - Notice of application.

§17-506. Commission's findings - Evidence required - Orders.

§17-507. Delineation of unit area - Allocation of production.

§17-508. Plan of unitization - Provisions - Ratification by record owners - Election to sell.

§17-509. Amendment and modification of property rights and obligations - Distribution of production.

§17-510. Increase or decrease of unit area size.

§17-511. Liability of owner or lessee - Liens.

§17-512. Appeal from orders.

§17-513. Participation in plans by state and local land management boards.

§17-514. Taxation of unit production or sale proceeds.

§17-515. Purchasing priority of solution gas.

§17-516. Pre-existing brine, solution gas or brine and solution gas units - Effect of Act.

§17-517. Payment of proceeds - Times - Information accompanying payment - Violation - Jurisdiction of district court - Court costs and fees.

§17-518. Compliance by operator with rules - Evidence of financial ability - Neglect, failure or refusal to plug and abandon or replug well, etc. - Forfeiture or payment - Transfer of title.

§17-519. Notice to surface owner of intent to drill - Exceptions - Duty to negotiate surface damages.

§17-520. Security for location damages - Filing - Entry upon property - Increase in security.

§17-521. Failure to negotiate damages agreement - Petition for appointment of appraisers - Notice - Selection of appraisers - Report by appraisers - Filing of exceptions or demand for jury trial - Assessment of costs and attorney fees.

§17-522. Appeal from court review or jury verdict of appraiser's report - Probate - Authority to execute instruments of conveyance.

§17-523. Impairment of existing contract rights or contracting for correlative rights - Indian property rights.

§17-524. Jurisdiction of Corporation Commission - Exception from repeal or limits.

§17-525. Willful and knowing entry upon premises, failure to post bond, failure to request appraisers, etc. - Treble damages - Trial de novo.

§17-608. Corporation Commission - Jurisdiction over sales of compressed natural gas - Notice of price increases - Hearing.

§17-701. Background information of employees or potential employees - NCIC searches for stolen vehicles - Transfer of authority.

§17-710.1. Electric Usage Data Protection Act.

§17-710.2. Legislative findings.

§17-710.3. Definitions.

§17-710.4. Electric utilities – Customer information.

§17-710.5. Electric utilities – Usage data.

§17-710.6. Customer information - Affiliates.

§17-710.7. Aggregate customer usage information.

§17-710.8. Promulgation of rules.

§17-801. Legislative intent - Use of cedar trees and residue as renewable energy source.

§17-801.1. Oklahoma Energy Security Act.

§17-801.2. Legislative intent.

§17-801.3. Definitions.

§17-801.4. Renewable energy standard.

§17-801.5. Natural gas energy standard.

§17-801.6. Utilization of energy efficiency and demand side management measures to meet renewable energy standard.

§17-801.7. Construction of act.

§17-801.8. Legislative declaration on natural gas – Corporation Commission report and recommendations.

§17-801.9. Hydrogen fuel production standard – Annual report.

§17-802.1. Oklahoma Energy Initiative Act.

§17-802.2. Oklahoma Low Carbon Energy Initiative - Duties.

§17-802.3. Oklahoma Low Carbon Energy Initiative Board.

§17-802.4. Oklahoma Energy Initiative Revolving Fund.