Ohio § 4905.20 Abandonment of facilities

Ohio Statutes

§ 4905.20 — Abandonment of facilities

Ohio § 4905.20

Title 49Public Utilities

Ch. 4905Public Utilities Commission - General Powers

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4905.20 (2026).

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No railroad as defined in section4907.02of  the Revised Code, operating any railroad in this state, and no  public utility as defined in section4905.02of the Revised Code  furnishing service or facilities within this state, shall abandon  or be required to abandon or withdraw any main track or depot of a  railroad, or main pipe line, gas line, electric light line, water  line, sewer line, steam pipe line, or any portion thereof, pumping  station, generating plant, power station, sewage treatment plant,  or service station of a public utility, or the service rendered  thereby that has once been laid, constructed, opened, and used for  public business, nor shall any such facility be closed for traffic  or service thereon, therein, or thereover except as provided in  section4905.21of the Revi

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No railroad as defined in section4907.02of the Revised Code, operating any railroad in this state, and no public utility as defined in section4905.02of the Revised Code furnishing service or facilities within this state, shall abandon or be required to abandon or withdraw any main track or depot of a railroad, or main pipe line, gas line, electric light line, water line, sewer line, steam pipe line, or any portion thereof, pumping station, generating plant, power station, sewage treatment plant, or service station of a public utility, or the service rendered thereby that has once been laid, constructed, opened, and used for public business, nor shall any such facility be closed for traffic or service thereon, therein, or thereover except as provided in section4905.21of the Revised Code. Any railroad or public utility violating this section shall forfeit and pay into the state treasury not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than one thousand dollars, and shall be subject to all other legal and equitable remedies for the enforcement of this section and section4905.21of the Revised Code.