Oregon Statutes - Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally - Section 757.990 - Penalties.

(1) Any person or municipality, or their agents, lessees, trustees or receivers, who omits, fails or refuses to do any act required by ORS 757.035, or fails to comply with any orders, rules or regulations of the Public Utility Commission made in pursuance of ORS 757.035, shall forfeit and pay into the State Treasury a sum of not less than $100, nor more than $10,000 for each such offense.

(2) Any public utility violating ORS 757.310 commits a Class A violation and upon conviction the court shall impose a fine of not less than $100. Violation of ORS 757.310 by an officer or agent of a public utility is punishable, upon conviction, by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $100 for each offense.

(3) Any person violating ORS 757.325 shall, upon conviction, forfeit and pay to the State Treasurer not less than $100 and not more than $10,000 for each offense. Violation of ORS 757.325 by any agent or officer of any public utility or person is punishable, upon conviction, by a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $1,000 for each offense.

(4) Violation of ORS 757.330 is a Class A violation.

(5) Violation of ORS 757.445 is punishable, upon conviction, by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $20,000 for each offense.

(6) Violation of ORS 757.450 is a felony and is punishable, upon conviction, by a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $20,000, or by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not less than one nor more than five years, or both. [Amended by 1971 c.655 §95; 1979 c.990 §428; 1987 c.320 §245; 1999 c.1051 §224]

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