1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 69
  3. CHAPTER 3
  4. Part 11
  5. 69-3-1105 Operator service provider liability -- penalty -- costs and fees entitlement -- jurisdiction

TITLE 69. PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS

CHAPTER 3. REGULATION OF UTILITIES

Part 11. Intrastate Consumer Protection

Operator Service Provider Liability -- Penalty -- Costs And Fees Entitlement -- Jurisdiction

69-3-1105. Operator service provider liability -- penalty -- costs and fees entitlement -- jurisdiction. (1) An operator service provider that charges a customer more than the allowable rate is liable:

(a) to the customer for three times the cost of the call charged to the customer or $500, whichever is greater; and

(b) to the state for the penalty prescribed in 69-3-206, for other commission enforcement actions pursuant to 69-3-110, and for a violation of applicable rules authorized by 69-3-1103.

(2) In a suit or enforcement action brought against an operator service provider, the prevailing party is entitled to recover costs and attorney fees in a sum that the court finds reasonable.

(3) A customer has the right to seek remedy in a Montana court.

History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 155, L. 1999.