Ohio Code § 4909.20
Ohio Code § 4909.20. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 4909.20.
No railroad company, or person owning, controlling, or operating a railroad in whole
or in part within this state, shall charge or receive any greater compensation in
the aggregate for the transportation of freight of like kind, for a shorter than for
a longer distance over the same line or route in the same direction, the shorter being
included within the longer distance, or charge any greater compensation as a through
route than the aggregate of the intermediate rates, within the state. This section does not authorize any company or person within the terms of this section
to charge or receive as great compensation for a shorter as for a longer distance. Upon application to the public utilities commission, such company or person may
in special cases, after investigation, be authorized by the commission to charge less
for a longer than for shorter distances for transportation of freight of like kind,
and the commission may prescribe the extent to which such designated company or person
may be relieved from the operation of this section.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 4909.20
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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