§ 8-1-2-115 — Enforcement of law; recovery of forfeitures or penalties

The commission shall inquire into any
neglect or violation of the statutes of this state or the ordinances of any
city or town by any public utility doing business therein, or by the
officers, agents, or employees of the public utility, or by any person
operating the plant of any public utility, and shall have the power, and
it shall be its duty, to enforce this chapter, as well as all other laws,
relating to public utilities. Any forfeiture or penalty provided in this
chapter shall be recovered and suit shall be brought in the name of the
state of Indiana in the circuit or superior court where the public utility
has its principal place of business. Complaint for the collection of any
such forfeiture may be made by the commission or any member of the
commission, and, when so made, the action so commenced shall be
prosecuted by the general counsel for the commission.
Formerly: Acts 1913, c.76, s.124. As amended by P.L.59-1984,
SEC.45; P.L.136-2018, SEC.55.