Whenever the commission shall be of opinion that any person or corporation, including a municipal corporation, is violating, or is about to violate, any provisions of this part; or has done, or is about to do, any act, matter, or thing herein prohibited or declared to be unlawful; or has failed, omitted, neglected, or refused, or is about to fail, omit, neglect, or refuse, to perform any duty enjoined upon it by this part, or has failed, omitted, neglected or refused, or is about to fail, omit, neglect, or refuse to obey any lawful requirement, regulation or order made by the commission; or any final judgment, order, or decree made by any court, then and in every such case the commission may institute injunction, mandamus or other appropriate legal proceedings, to restrain such violations of the provisions of this part, or of the regulations, or orders of the commission, and to enforce obedience thereto.
Saved from Suspension. Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure No. 1549(11), adopted June 3, 1994, provided that section 502 shall not be deemed suspended or affected by Rules 1501 through 1536 relating to action in equity.
Cross References. Section 502 is referred to in section 2905 of this title.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Section 502 - Enforcement proceedings by commission
Section 503 - Enforcement proceedings by Chief Counsel
Section 504 - Reports by public utilities
Section 505 - Duty to furnish information to commission; cooperation in valuing property
Section 506 - Inspection of facilities and records
Section 507 - Contracts between public utilities and municipalities
Section 508 - Power of the commission to vary, reform and revise contracts
Section 509 - Regulation of manufacture, sale or lease of appliances
Section 510 - Assessment for regulatory expenses upon public utilities
Section 511 - Disposition, appropriation and disbursement of assessments and fees
Section 511.1 - Use of Federal funds under energy program
Section 512 - Power of commission to require insurance
Section 512.1 - Power of commission to confiscate, impound and sell vehicles
Section 513 - Public letting of contracts
Section 515 - Construction cost of electric generating units
Section 516 - Audits of certain utilities
Section 517 - Conversion of electric generating units fueled by oil or natural gas
Section 518 - Construction of electric generating units fueled by nuclear energy
Section 519 - Construction of electric generating units fueled by oil or natural gas
Section 521 - Retirement of electric generating units
Section 522 - Expense reduction program
Section 523 - Performance factor consideration
Section 524 - Data to be supplied by electric utilities
Section 525 - Sale of generating units and power
Section 526 - Rejection of rate increase requests due to inadequate quality or quantity of service
Section 527 - Cogeneration rules and regulations
Section 528 - Use of foreign coal by qualifying facilities
Section 529 - Power of commission to order acquisition of small water and sewer utilities