ORS 756.350: Penalty for failure to pay fees; action to collect unpaid fees and penalties.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
Every person who fails to pay any fees provided for in ORS 756.310 or 756.320 after they are due and payable shall, in addition to such fees, pay a penalty of two percent of such fees for each and every month or fraction thereof that they remain unpaid. If, in the judgment of the Public Utility Commission, action is necessary to collect any unpaid fees or penalties, the commission shall bring such action or take such proceedings as may be necessary thereon in the name of the State of Oregon in any court of competent jurisdiction, and be entitled to recover all costs and disbursements incurred therein. [Amended by 1971 c.655 §29]
Administrative rules citing this section
This rule cites
- ORS 756.310 — resolved
- 756.320 — resolved
Cited by
- ORS 756.360: Disposal and use of fees and penalties collected.
- ORS 757.068: Use of fees to make emergency repairs to water service plants; order to make emergency repairs.
- OAR 860-021-0033: Annual Fees Payable to the Commission by an Electric Utility
- OAR 860-021-0034: Annual Fees Payable to the Commission by Gas Utility or Steam Heat Utility
- OAR 860-021-0036: Annual Fees Payable to the Commission by a Large Telecommunications Utility
- OAR 860-021-0037: Estimated Annual Fees Payable to the Commission
- OAR 860-032-0095: Annual Fees Payable to the Commission by a Competitive Provider
- OAR 860-032-0097: Estimated Annual Fees Payable to the Commission
- OAR 860-034-0095: Annual Fees Payable to the Commission by a Small Telecommunications Utility
- OAR 860-034-0097: Estimated Annual Fees Payable to the Commission
- OAR 860-036-1050: Annual Fees Payable to the Commission by a Water Utility
- OAR 860-036-1060: Estimated Annual Fees Payable to the Commission by a Water Utility
- OAR 860-036-1710: Expenditure of Charges Collected Under ORS 756.310 to Make Emergency Repairs
- OAR 860-037-0095: Annual Fees Payable to the Commission by a Wastewater Utility
- OAR 860-037-0097: Estimated Annual Fees Payable to the Commission by a Wastewater Utility
- OAR 860-037-0308: Expenditure of Fees Collected Under ORS 756.310 to Make Emergency Repairs
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors756.html