Alaska Administrative Code
Title 3 - Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
Part 7 - Regulatory Commission of Alaska
Chapter 48 - Practice and Procedure
Article 2 - Utility and Pipeline Tariffs
3 AAC 48.420 - Uniform deposit practices
Current through February 27, 2024
(a) When a deposit is required as a condition of receiving utility service the rule which established the deposit requirement shall also set forth the maximum amount of the deposit to be paid, which in no case shall exceed the following amount for a customer of the indicated type of utility as determined by the utility after consultation with the customer:
(b) The deposit rule must clearly state the length of time the utility will retain a customer's deposit, but under no circumstances may a utility retain a customer's deposit longer than two years, if, in the interim period, the utility has not been forced to disconnect that customer's service for reasons of delinquency in payment of charges, and if the customer has not been delinquent in payment more than once in any 12 consecutive months. Except for electric utilities as set out in 3 AAC 52.420, the deposit must be returned to the customer either within 60 days after discontinuance of telephone service or within 25 days after discontinuance of other utility service, after deducting money due the utility.
Authority:AS 42.05.141
AS 42.05.151
AS 42.05.361
AS 42.05.381
AS 42.05.391