Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 756.558 (2026)

Taking of evidence; findings; issuance of orders; providing copies of orders

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      756.558 Taking of evidence; findings; issuance of orders; providing copies of orders. (1) At the conclusion of the taking of evidence, the Public Utility Commission shall declare the taking of evidence concluded. Thereafter no additional evidence shall be received except upon the order of the commission and a reasonable opportunity of the parties to examine any witnesses with reference to the additional evidence and otherwise rebut and meet such additional evidence.

      (2) After the completion of the taking of evidence, and within a reasonable time, the commission shall prepare and enter findings of fact and conclusions of law upon the evidence received in the matter and shall make and enter the order of the commission thereon. The findings of fact and conclusions of law may be embodied in the same instrument with the order or may be embodied in a separate instrument. The findings of fact, conclusions of law and order thereon shall be signed by the commission. The order shall state the date it becomes effective. A copy of the findings of fact and conclusions of law and a copy of the order shall, forthwith upon the entry of the same, be served upon each of the parties to the proceeding.

      (3) Upon application of any person, the commission shall furnish certified copies, under the seal of any order made by the commission. [Formerly 756.550]

 

      756.560 [Amended by 1971 c.655 §44; renumbered 756.534]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1974–2019 · leading case: Gearhart v. Pub. Util. Comm'n, 356 P.3d 216 (Or. 2014).
Gearhart v. Pub. Util. Comm'n, 356 P.3d 216 (Or. 2014). “215(3); see also ORS 756.558(2) (providing that PUC shall “make and enter the order” of the PUC on a complaint based on findings of fact and conclusions of law, and that order shall state effective date).”
Am. Can Co. v. Davis, 559 P.2d 898 (Or. Ct. App. 1977). “In order to facilitate that review, ORS 756.558(2) requires the Commissioner to "prepare and enter findings of fact and conclusions of law upon the evidence received in the matter and * * * make and enter his order thereon.”
Publishers Paper Co. v. Davis, 559 P.2d 891 (Or. Ct. App. 1977). “An order issued by the commissioner following a hearing must comply with ORS 756.558(2). "After the completion of the taking of evidence, and within a reasonable time, the commissioner shall prepare and enter findings of fact and conclusions of law upon the evidence received in…”
Calpine Energy Solutions LLC v. Pub. Util. Comm'n of Or., 445 P.3d 308 (Or. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “13 Petitioner next argues that the PUC's order is invalid because the PUC made inadequate findings to support its *158 summary conclusion that it is "reasonable to assume that fixed generation costs will increase at the rate of inflation after year five.”
Bekins Moving & Storage Co. v. Pub. Util. Comm'r, 529 P.2d 413 (Or. Ct. App. 1974). “-550, now codified as ORS 756.558 (2), providing: “After the completion of the taking of evidence * * * the commissioner shall prepare and enter findings of fact and conclusions of law upon the evidence received in the matter and shall make and enter his order thereon * * Thus,…”
Gearhart v. PUC (Or. 2014). “215(3); see also ORS 756.558(2) (providing that PUC shall “make and enter the order” of the PUC on a complaint based on findings of fact and conclusions of law, and that order shall state effec- tive date).”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 756.558(2) — 5 cases
Gearhart v. Pub. Util. Comm'n, 356 P.3d 216 (Or. 2014). “215(3); see also ORS 756.558(2) (providing that PUC shall “make and enter the order” of the PUC on a complaint based on findings of fact and conclusions of law, and that order shall state effective date).”
Am. Can Co. v. Davis, 559 P.2d 898 (Or. Ct. App. 1977). “In order to facilitate that review, ORS 756.558(2) requires the Commissioner to "prepare and enter findings of fact and conclusions of law upon the evidence received in the matter and * * * make and enter his order thereon.”
Publishers Paper Co. v. Davis, 559 P.2d 891 (Or. Ct. App. 1977). “An order issued by the commissioner following a hearing must comply with ORS 756.558(2). "After the completion of the taking of evidence, and within a reasonable time, the commissioner shall prepare and enter findings of fact and conclusions of law upon the evidence received in…”
Calpine Energy Solutions LLC v. Pub. Util. Comm'n of Or., 445 P.3d 308 (Or. Ct. App. 2019). “13 Petitioner next argues that the PUC's order is invalid because the PUC made inadequate findings to support its *158 summary conclusion that it is "reasonable to assume that fixed generation costs will increase at the rate of inflation after year five.”
Gearhart v. PUC (Or. 2014). “215(3); see also ORS 756.558(2) (providing that PUC shall “make and enter the order” of the PUC on a complaint based on findings of fact and conclusions of law, and that order shall state effec- tive date).”
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