Utah Code 54-7-25. Violations by utilities — Penalty
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(1) Any public utility that violates or fails to comply with this title or any rule or order issued under this title, in a case in which a penalty is not otherwise provided for that public utility, is subject to a penalty of not less than $500 nor more than $2,000 for each offense.
Terms Used In Utah Code 54-7-25
- Commission: means the Public Service Commission. See Utah Code 54-2-1
- Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
- Person: means :(24)(a) an individual;(24)(b) an association;(24)(c) an institution;(24)(d) a corporation;(24)(e) a company;(24)(f) a trust;(24)(g) a limited liability company;(24)(h) a partnership;(24)(i) a political subdivision;(24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and(24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Public utility: includes every railroad corporation, gas corporation, electrical corporation, distribution electrical cooperative, wholesale electrical cooperative, telephone corporation, telegraph corporation, water corporation, sewerage corporation, heat corporation, and independent energy producer not described in Section 54-2-201 where the service is performed for, or the commodity delivered to, the public generally, or in the case of a gas corporation or electrical corporation where the gas or electricity is sold or furnished to any member or consumers within the state for domestic, commercial, or industrial use. See Utah Code 54-2-1
(2) Any violation of this title or any rule or order of the commission by any corporation or person is a separate and distinct offense. In the case of a continuing violation, each day’s continuance of the violation shall be a separate and distinct offense.(3) In construing and enforcing the provisions of this title relating to penalties, the act, omission, or failure of any officer, agent, or employee of any public utility acting within the scope of his official duties or employment shall in each case be deemed to be the act, omission, or failure of that public utility.