Commission to refer violations to attorney general

Whenever the Public Utilities Commission shall be of the opinion that any person is failing or omitting or is about to fail or omit to do anything required of it by the provisions of this chapter or by any order of the commission, or is doing anything or about to do anything, or permitting anything or about to permit anything to be done, contrary to or in violation of this chapter or of any order of the commission, it shall refer the matter to the attorney general who shall take appropriate legal action. Source: SL 1975, ch 283, § 48.