Ohio Code 4911.14 – Jurisdiction
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The jurisdiction of the consumers’ counsel extends to every case that he or another party brings before the public utilities commission involving the fixing of any rate, joint rate, fare, charge, toll, or rental charged for commodities or services by any public utility, the plant or property of which lies wholly within this state. Where the property of a public utility lies partly within this state, the jurisdiction of the consumers’ counsel extends to that part of the plant or property which lies within this state, the persons or companies owning, leasing, or operating the public utility, and the records and accounts of the business thereof done within this state.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 4911.14
- Another: when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property. See Ohio Code 1.02
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Property: means real and personal property. See Ohio Code 1.59
- Public utility: means every one as defined in divisions (A), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), and (M) of section 4905. See Ohio Code 4911.01
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59