Title 23, Public Utilities and Regulated Industries

Any person who gives false testimony at any hearing held by the commission, a commissioner, or an examiner or who makes false reports to the commission, when the testimony and reports are required by this act or any lawful order or rule of the commission, who makes any false entr…

(a) All penalties accruing under this act shall be cumulative. (b) A suit for the recovery of one (1) penalty shall not be a bar to, or affect, the recovery of any other penalty or forfeiture, nor shall it be a bar to any criminal prosecution against any public utility or any off…

In construing and enforcing the provisions of this act relating to penalties, the act, omission, or failure of any officer, agent, or employee of any corporation shall in every case be deemed to be also the act, omission, or failure of the corporation or person.

(a) Nothing in this act shall be construed to in any way restrict the jurisdiction of any court of equity. (b) Any action brought by or against the commission of which a court of equity has jurisdiction under the Arkansas Constitution may be brought either in equity or at law. Ho…

Actions to recover penalties and all assessments and fees under this act shall be brought in the name of the State of Arkansas, in relation of the Arkansas Public Service Commission, in any court of competent jurisdiction by the attorney member of the commission.

All actions brought under the terms of this act by or against the commission in any circuit court, except those to recover penalties, forfeitures, and fees, shall be tried and determined by the court without the intervention of a jury.

Copies of official documents and orders filed or deposited according to law in the office of the commission certified by a commissioner or by the secretary under the official seal of the commission to be true copies of the original shall be evidence in like manner as the original…

(a) Any contract made in violation of this act or any lawful order of the commission shall be void and subject to cancellation and recoupment by action in any court of competent jurisdiction. (b) Where a contract is made contrary to the provisions of this act or any lawful order …

(a) All indeterminate permits and any rights, powers, privileges, or immunities thereunder, granted to, received by, or otherwise acquired by public utilities pursuant to authority granted by or under the provisions of Acts 1919, No. 571, are expressly declared to be assignable. …

(a) Upon a finding by the Arkansas Public Service Commission that any jurisdictional water, gas, telephone, or electric public utility by agent or otherwise has knowingly, willfully, and purposefully violated any of the provisions of this act, the commission shall assess a civil …

(a) (1) Citizens band radio equipment shall not be used unless that equipment is certified by the Federal Communications Commission.(2) Citizens band radio equipment shall not be operated on a frequency between twenty-four megahertz (24 MHz) and thirty-five megahertz (35 MHz) wit…