Ohio Code § 4905.20
Ohio Code § 4905.20. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 4905.20.
No railroad as defined in section 4907.02 of the Revised Code , operating any railroad in this state, and no public utility as defined in section 4905.02 of 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 section 4905.21 of 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 section 4905.21 of the Revised Code .
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 4905.20
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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