Sec. 7.5. (a) If after notice and hearing the commission finds that a telecommunications provider has violated:

(1) section 5 of this chapter; or

Terms Used In Indiana Code 8-1-29-7.5

  • commission: refers to the Indiana utility regulatory commission. See Indiana Code 8-1-1-1
  • telecommunications: means the electronic transmission, between or among points specified by the user, of information of the user's choosing, without change in the form or content of the information sent and received. See Indiana Code 8-1-29-2
(2) rules adopted under section 6 of this chapter;

the commission may impose a civil penalty of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each offense.

     (b) The secretary of the commission shall deposit civil penalties collected under subsection (a) in the state general fund.

As added by P.L.65-1999, SEC.1.