§ 26-2-102 - Violation of law or order of Public Service Commission. - Arkansas Statutes

26-2-102. Violation of law or order of Public Service Commission.

(a) Whoever shall violate any provisions of a law which the Arkansas Public Service Commission is required to administer, neglects or refuses to perform any duty therein required for which a penalty has not otherwise been provided, or neglects or refuses to obey any lawful requirement or order made by the commission shall forfeit to the state as a penalty for each offense not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100). The penalty shall be recovered by proper action in the name of the state, and on collection, it shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the General Revenue Fund.

(b) In construing and enforcing the provisions of this section, the act, omission, or failure of any officer, agent, or other person acting for or employed by any person, firm, company, copartnership, association, or corporation acting within the scope of his employment shall, in every case, be the act, omission, or failure of the person, firm, company, copartnership, association, or corporation.