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ORS 757.315

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case American Can Co. v. Lobdell (1982)

Most recently applied in Chase Gardens, Inc. v. Oregon Public Utility Commission (December 1994)

Amended by 1971 c.655 §79; 2001 c.856 §1

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(1) ORS 757.310 does not prevent any public utility from giving free service, or reduced rates therefor, to:

(a) Its officers, directors, employees and members of their families;

(b) Former employees of such public utilities or members of their families where such former employees have become disabled in the service of such public utility or are unable from physical disqualification, including retirement, to continue in the service; or

(c) Members of families of deceased employees of such public utility.

(2) The Public Utility Commission may require any public utility to file with the commission a list, verified under oath, of all free or reduced rate privileges granted by a public utility under the provisions of this section.

(3) The Public Utility Commission may authorize a natural gas public utility, upon application of the utility, to include in rates for residential customers of the utility amounts for the purpose of generating funds to be used for bill payment assistance to low-income residential customers of the utility.

Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.