Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 1502 – Contempt
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 1502
- Commission: means the Public Utilities Commission. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 102
- Commissioner: means one of the members of the Public Utilities Commission. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 102
- Person: includes a corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, association, trust, estate, any other legal entity or natural person. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 102
- Public utility: includes every gas utility, natural gas pipeline utility, transmission and distribution utility, telephone utility, water utility and ferry, as those terms are defined in this section, and each of those utilities is declared to be a public utility. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 102
Every public utility or person that fails to comply with an order, decision, rule, direction, demand or requirement of the commission or of a commissioner is in contempt of the commission and shall be punished by the commission for contempt in the same manner as contempt is punished by courts of record. Punishment for contempt is not a bar to and does not affect any other remedy prescribed in this Title, but is cumulative and in addition to other remedies. [PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 141, §A6 (NEW).