North Dakota Code 49-03-01.4 – Enforcement of act
1. If any electric public utility or electric transmission provider violates or threatens to violate any of the provisions of sections 49-03-01 through 49-03-01.5 or interferes with or threatens to interfere with the service or system of any other electric public utility or rural electric cooperative, the commission, after complaint, notice, and hearing as provided in chapter 28-32, shall make its order restraining and enjoining the electric public utility or electric transmission provider from constructing or extending its interfering lines, plant, or system. In addition to the restraint imposed, the commission shall prescribe any terms and conditions as the commission deems reasonable and proper.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 49-03-01.4
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
2. This section does not prohibit or limit any person, who has been injured in the person’s business or property by reason of a violation of sections 49-03-01 through 49-03-01.5 by any electric public utility, electric transmission provider, or electric cooperative corporation, from bringing an action for damages in any district court of this state to recover such damages.