Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 756.450 (2026)

Declaratory rulings

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      756.450 Declaratory rulings. On petition of any interested person, the Public Utility Commission may issue a declaratory ruling with respect to the applicability to any person, property, or state of facts of any rule or statute enforceable by the commission. A declaratory ruling is binding between the commission and the petitioner on the state of facts alleged, unless it is modified, remanded or set aside by a court. However, the commission may review the ruling and modify or set it aside if requested by the petitioner or other party to the proceeding. Binding rulings issued under this section are subject to judicial review as orders in the manner provided by ORS 756.610. [1971 c.655 §36; 2005 c.638 §2; 2017 c.312 §2]

 

COMPLAINT AND INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2004–2016 · leading case: Dreyer v. Portland Gen. Elec. Co., 142 P.3d 1010 (Or. 2006).
Dreyer v. Portland Gen. Elec. Co., 142 P.3d 1010 (Or. 2006). · cites it 3× “Shortly thereafter, PGE filed a request with the PUC pursuant to ORS 756.450 (1993), 2 asking that body to issue a declaratory ruling as to the propriety of charging the undepreciated portion of its Trojan investment to PGE’s ratepayers.”
Nw. Nat. Gas Co. v. Oregon Pub. Util. Comm'n, 99 P.3d 292 (Or. Ct. App. 2004). “It filed a petition with respondent Oregon Public Utilities Commission (the PUC) for a declaratory proceeding under ORS 756.450, asking the PUC to determine whether actions that several industries contemplated taking were consistent with Northwest’s exclusive right to serve the…”
Nw. Pub. Commc'ns Council ex rel. PSPs A to Z v. Qwest Corp., 379 P.3d 633 (Or. Ct. App. 2016). “” Furthermore, under ORS 756.450, “[o]n petition of any interested person, the Public Utility Commission may issue a declaratory ruling with respect to the applicability to any person, property, or state of facts of any rule or statute enforceable by the commission.”
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