{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-4926.45","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 4926.45","heading":"Evidentiary requirements for complaint.","body":"Before a court of common pleas may order any remedy under section 4926.57 of the Revised Code regarding a pole attachment complaint filed with respect to sections 4926.01 to 4926.60 of the Revised Code, the court shall determine, and a complainant shall establish, by a preponderance of the evidence, each of the following:\n(A) That any rate, term, or condition complained of is not just and reasonable or a denial of access was unlawful.\n(B) If the complaint concerns any rate, term, or condition, that such rate, term, or condition is contained in, or demanded by either party as a condition to entering into, either:\n(1) A new pole attachment agreement; or\n(2) An amendment, renewal, or replacement of an existing agreement that may be terminated, amended, renewed, or replaced on or after the effective date of this section ;\n(C) If the complaint concerns any rate, term, or condition, that the provider and the electric cooperative first attempted to negotiate regarding the terms of a new, amended, renewed, or replaced agreement for a period of at least forty-five days prior to filing the complaint.","path":["Title 49 Public Utilities","Chapter 4926 Electric Cooperative Pole Attachments"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4926.45","current_through":"2021-05-17 (House Bill 2 - 134th General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:39Z","sha256":"2252f92af6840c0ec55940c49abb505ff91621fc1a73d4902c521e99a9881741","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-4926.43","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-4926.48"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}