OAR 860-021-0315: Emergency Disconnection of Utility Service
Edition: Current OARD snapshotEffective: 2001-06-21Last verified: 2026-09-07
In emergencies endangering life or property, an energy or large telecommunications utility may terminate service without following the procedures in division 021. However, the energy or large telecommunications utility shall immediately thereafter notify the Commission. In such cases, when the necessity for emergency termination was through no fault of the customer, the utility will not make a charge to restore service.
Official history and status
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 183, 756, 757 & 759
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 756.040 & 757.035
History: PUC 16-2001, f. & cert. ef. 6-21-01 PUC 6-1979, f. & ef. 10-6-79 (Order No. 79-680); PUC 5-1983, f. 5-31-83; ef. 6-1-83 (Order No. 83-284); Renumbered from 860-021-0068; PUC 8-1983, f. & ef. 8-15-83 (Order No. 83-502); PUC 2-1993, f. & cert. ef. 1-8-93 (Order No. 92-1793 & 93-035); PUC 11-1998, f. & cert. ef. 5-7-98
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Cited by
- OAR 860-021-0305: Grounds for Disconnecting Utility Service
- OAR 860-021-0328: Reconnection of Residential Energy Utility Service
- OAR 860-021-0405: Notice of Pending Disconnection of Residential Electric or Gas Utility Service
- OAR 860-021-0505: Disconnection Procedures for All Commercial Electric and Gas Utility Customers and All Customers of Large Telecommunications Utilities
- OAR 860-034-0260: Disconnection Procedures for Commercial and Residential Utility Customers
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