Pennsylvania Code
Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES
Part I - Public Utility Commission
Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities
Chapter 56 - STANDARDS AND BILLING PRACTICES FOR RESIDENTIAL PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICE
Subchapter E - TERMINATION OF SERVICE
NOTICE PROCEDURES PRIOR TO TERMINATION
Section 56.98 - Immediate termination for unauthorized use, fraud, tampering or tariff violations
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024
(a) A public utility may immediately terminate service for any of the following actions by the customer:
(b) Upon termination, the public utility shall make a good faith attempt to provide a post-termination notice to the customer or a responsible adult person or occupant at the affected premises. If providing a post-termination notice to the customer or responsible person at the affected premises is not possible, the public utility shall conspicuously post the notice at the affected premises. In the case of a single meter, multiunit dwelling, the public utility shall conspicuously post the notice at the dwelling, including in common areas when possible.
The provisions of this §56.98 amended under the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § § 331, 501, 504, 1301, 1305, 1401-1419, 1501, 1504 and 2911.
This section cited in 52 Pa. Code § 56.11 (relating to billing frequency); 52 Pa. Code § 56.16 (relating to transfer of accounts); 52 Pa. Code § 56.81 (relating to authorized termination of service); 52 Pa. Code § 56.93 (relating to personal contact); 52 Pa. Code § 56.100 (relating to winter termination procedures); 52 Pa. Code § 56.118 (relating to right of public utility to petition the Commission); 52 Pa. Code § 56.164 (relating to termination pending resolution of the dispute); and 52 Pa. Code Chapter 56 Appendix C (relating to definitions ( § 56.231)).
