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...overy. The present rules of the public utilities commission should be reviewed regularly by the commission to aid full and reasonable discovery by all parties. Without limiting the commission's discretion the Rules of Civil Procedure should be used wherever practicable.

...4909.18 of the Revised Code the public utilities commission shall hold public hearings in each municipal corporation in the affected service area having a population in excess of one hundred thousand persons, provided that, at least one public hearing shall be held in each affected service area. At least one such hearing shall be held after 5:00 p.m. Notice of such hearing shall be published by the commission ...

...ll contested cases heard by the public utilities commission, a complete record of all of the proceedings shall be made, including a transcript of all testimony and of all exhibits, and the commission shall file, with the records of such cases, findings of fact and written opinions setting forth the reasons prompting the decisions arrived at, based upon said findings of fact.

...r any order has been made by the public utilities commission, any party who has entered an appearance in person or by counsel in the proceeding may apply for a rehearing in respect to any matters determined in the proceeding. Such application shall be filed within thirty days after the entry of the order upon the journal of the commission. Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, in any uncontested proceeding or, b...

..., or modify a final order of the public utilities commission is commenced unless the notice of appeal is filed within sixty days after the date of denial of the application for rehearing by operation of law or of the entry upon the journal of the commission of the order denying an application for rehearing or, if a rehearing is had, of the order made after such rehearing. An order denying an application for rehearing...

...Upon application, the public utilities commission shall furnish certified copies under its seal of any order made by it, which certified copies shall be prima-facie evidence in a court or proceeding of the facts stated therein.

...y a final order rendered by the public utilities commission does not stay execution of such order unless the supreme court or a judge thereof in vacation, on application and three days' notice to the commission, allows such stay, in which event the appellant shall execute an undertaking, payable to the state in such a sum as the supreme court prescribes, with surety to the satisfaction of the clerk of the supr...

...ons of proceedings to which the public utilities commission, power siting board, or this state is a party, and in which any question arises under those chapters, or under or concerning any order or decision of the commission or the board, to reverse, vacate, or modify an order of the commission or the board, shall be taken up and disposed of by the court out of their order on the docket.

...903.13 of the Revised Code, the public utilities commission shall forthwith transmit to the clerk of the supreme court a transcript of the journal entries, the original papers or transcripts thereof, and a certified transcript of all evidence adduced upon the hearing before the commission in the proceeding complained of, which documents shall be filed in said court.

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Railroad" has the same meaning as in section 4907.02 of the Revised Code. (B) "Motor carrier" has the same meaning as in section 4923.01 of the Revised Code. (C) "Motor vehicle" and "public highway" have the same meanings as in section 4921.01 of the Revised Code. (D) "Ohio coal research and development costs" means all reasonable costs associated with a facility or project unde...

...(A) The public utilities commission has exclusive jurisdiction to enforce, in accordance with Chapter 4913. of the Revised Code, section 153.64, divisions (A) and (B) of section 3781.26, sections 3781.27 and 3781.28 to 3781.32, and Chapter 4913. of the Revised Code. (B) The commission's enforcement authority described in division (A) of this section is limited to actions specifically authorized by Chapter 4913. of t...

...cluding federal regulations, the public utilities commission shall not exercise any jurisdiction over those services that is prohibited by, or is inconsistent with its jurisdiction under, federal law, including federal regulations.

...rmation in the possession of the public utilities commission shall be public, and all reports, records, files, books, accounts, papers, and memorandums of every nature in its possession shall be open to inspection by interested parties or their attorneys.

...A substantial compliance by the public utilities commission with the requirements of Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., 4907., 4909., 4921., 4923., and 4927. of the Revised Code is sufficient to give effect to all its rules and orders. Those rules and orders shall not be declared inoperative, illegal, or void for an omission of a technical nature. And, those chapters do not affect, modify, or repeal any law fixing t...

...Once in every six months, the public utilities commission shall examine Ohio coal research and development costs incurred by a gas or natural gas company. The commission shall adopt a rule that: (A) Requires periodic reports, audits, and hearings and establishes investigative procedures for the purposes of this section; (B) Allows recovery on a uniform basis per unit of sale of the Ohio coal research and developmen...

...ne rate, charge, or service, the public utilities commission may order separate hearings on such complaint and may consider and determine the matters complained of separately at such times and places as it prescribes. No complaint shall necessarily be dismissed because of the absence of direct damage to the complainant.

... the consent and approval of the public utilities commission, a large water-works or sewage disposal system company may purchase the property, plant, or business of any municipal water-works or sewage disposal system company, as those companies are defined in section 4909.051 of the Revised Code. A petition filed under this section may also seek approval of a certificate of public convenience and necessity and the ap...

...909.052 of the Revised Code, the public utilities commission shall include both of the following: (A) The commission's decision establishing the rate base of the company being acquired, as determined under sections 4909.05, 4909.052, and 4909.055 of the Revised Code; (B) The rate division under which the geographic area of the customers of the company being acquired shall be served.

...officer, agent, or employee by a public utilities commissioner in the course of an examination authorized by Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., 4907., 4909., 4921., 4923., and 4927. of the Revised Code. The property of the railroad company of which such person is an officer, agent, or employee, is liable to be taken in execution to satisfy the fines and costs in case of a violation of this section.

...If the public utilities commission, the officer requested by it, or a village solicitor or city director of law, when the cause of action arises in a municipal corporation, fails to prosecute a civil action for forfeiture against a railroad or an officer, agent, or employee thereof as provided by law, the prosecuting attorney of the county in which a cause of action for forfeiture arises, upon the request of an...

...No franchise, permit, license, or right to own, operate, manage, or control any public utility which is an electric light company, gas company, water-works company, sewage disposal system company, or heating and cooling company shall be granted or transferred to any corporation not incorporated under the laws of this state.

...The public utilities commission shall initiate programs that will promote and encourage conservation of energy and a reduction in the growth rate of energy consumption, promote economic efficiencies, and take into account long-run incremental costs. Notwithstanding sections 4905.31, 4905.33, 4905.35, and 4909.151 of the Revised Code, the commission shall examine and issue written findings on the declining block rate ...

...No public utility shall knowingly engage in a persistent practice or pattern of conduct of violating division (B) of section 4905.72 of the Revised Code.

...If a customer makes payment on or before the due date of a bill to an agent designated or authorized by the public utility to accept payment, the payment shall not be considered past due regardless of whether or not it is received in the company offices by the due date.

...d Code, or, as authorized by the public utilities commission, any affiliate of such a company, that provides any telephone service program implemented after March 27, 1991, to aid persons with communicative impairments in accessing the telephone network shall be allowed a tax credit for the costs of any such program under section 5733.56 of the Revised Code. Relative to any such program, the commission, in accordance...