Ohio Code § 4963.40
Ohio Code § 4963.40. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 4963.40.
The public utilities commission shall determine standards of maintenance and operation
and the nature, location, and character of the construction to be used where telegraph,
telephone, electric light, power, or other electric wires of any kind cross or more
or less parallel the line of a railroad, interurban railroad, or other public utility,
and to this end shall formulate and issue rules, regulations, and complete detailed
specifications covering each class of construction, maintenance, and operation of
such electric wire crossing or parallel, under the various conditions existing. The commission, upon complaint of any person, railroad, interurban railroad, or
public utility claiming to be injuriously affected or subjected to hazard, shall,
after hearing, make such order and prescribe such conditions for the construction,
maintenance, and operation of the lines, plants, or systems, as seems just and reasonable
to it.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 4963.40
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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