OAR 860-028-0130: Sanctions for Having No Contract

(1) Except as provided in section (2) of this rule, a pole owner may impose a sanction on a pole occupant that is in violation of OAR 860-028-0060(2). The sanction may not exceed $500 per pole. This rule does not apply to: (a) A pole occupant that is a government entity; or (b) A pole occupant operating under an expired or terminated contract and participating in good faith efforts to negotiate a contract or engaged in formal dispute resolution, arbitration, or mediation regarding the contract; or (c) A pole occupant operating under a contract that is expired if both pole owner and occupant are unaware that the contract expired and both carry on business relations as if the contract terms are mutually-agreeable and still applicable. (2) Sanctions imposed pursuant to this rule will be imposed no more than once in a 365 day period.