Connecticut § 16-278 - Compliance with orders.
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§ 16-278. Compliance with orders.
Sec. 16-278. Compliance with orders. Any corporation subject to this chapter shall comply immediately with any order of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority made in accordance with section 16-271, 16-274 or 16-275 and any company failing to comply with any such order shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars for each offense and shall reimburse any person whose property is damaged as a result of such failure for the amount of such property damage and shall be liable in double damages for any injury resulting to any person from such failure.
(1951, S. 2632d; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 126, 348; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 75-486 replaced public utilities commission with public utilities control authority; P.A. 77-614 replaced public utilities control authority with division of public utility control within the department of business regulation, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-482 made division an independent department and deleted reference to abolished department of business regulation; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Public Utility Control” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority”, effective July 1, 2011.
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What does Connecticut General Statutes § 16-278 cover?
Section 16-278 ("Compliance with orders.") is part of the Connecticut General Statutes, the codified statutory law of Connecticut. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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