Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Public Service Commission
Consumer Standards And Billing Practices For Electric And Gas Residential Service
Part 3 - DEPOSITS AND GUARANTEE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Section R. 460.109 - Deposit for residential customer
Universal Citation: MI Admin Code R. 460.109
Current through Vol. 24-04, March 15, 2024
Rule 9.
(1) A utility may require a deposit as a condition of providing, restoring, or continuing residential service to an applicant or customer if any of the following provisions apply:
(a) At the time of
the request for service, the applicant or customer has an unpaid balance for
electric or natural gas service that accrued within the last 6 years and that
remains unpaid and is not in dispute.
(b) The applicant or customer misrepresents
his or her identity or credit standing.
(c) The applicant or customer fails to
provide positive identification information upon request at the time of
applying for new service.
(d) The
applicant or customer requests service for a location at which he or she does
not reside.
(e) The applicant or
customer engaged in unauthorized use of utility service within the last 6
years, if the finding of unauthorized use of utility service was made after
notice and an opportunity for a hearing and is not in dispute.
(f) The utility has had 1 or more checks
issued from the customer's account returned from a financial institution for
insufficient funds or no account or has had 1 or more payments from the
customer's debit or credit card or other form of payment denied within the last
12 months, excluding financial institution error.
(g) The customer or applicant has sought
relief under federal bankruptcy laws within the last 6 years.
(h) Within the past 3 years, the customer or
applicant lived in a residence with a person under all of the following
circumstances:
(i) The person accrued a
delinquent account for electric or natural gas service to the shared residence
during the time the customer or applicant lived there.
(ii) The delinquent account remains unpaid
and is not in dispute.
(iii) The
person with the delinquent account now resides with the applicant.
(2) Notwithstanding any of the provisions of subrule (1) of this rule, a utility shall not require a deposit as a condition of providing service or continuing service to a current residential customer if any of the following provisions apply:
(a) The department of health and human
services or its successor agency is currently making or has committed to making
a payment or payments to the utility on behalf of the applicant.
(b) The applicant or customer secures a
guarantor who is a customer in good standing with the utility.
(c) The applicant is 65 years of age or older
and has a satisfactory payment history for the past 3 years with any natural
gas or electric utility.
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