Ohio Code 4905.60 – Writ of mandamus – injunction
Whenever the public utilities commission is of the opinion that any public utility or railroad has failed or is about to fail to obey any order made with respect to it, or is permitting anything or about to permit anything contrary to or in violation of law, or of an order of the commission, authorized under Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., 4907., 4909., 4921., 4923., and 4925. of the Revised Code, the attorney general, upon the request of the commission, shall commence and prosecute such action, or proceeding in mandamus, by injunction, or by other appropriate civil remedies in the name of the state, as is directed by the commission against such public utility or railroad, alleging the violation complained of and praying for proper relief. In such a case the court may make such order as is proper in the premises.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 4905.60
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
- public utility: includes every corporation, company, copartnership, person, or association, the lessees, trustees, or receivers of the foregoing, defined in section 4905. See Ohio Code 4905.02
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59