South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 103 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Article 7 - WATER UTILITIES
Subarticle 4 - CUSTOMER RELATIONS
Section 103-731 - Customer Deposits
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 3, March 22, 2024
Each utility may require from any customer or from any prospective customer, a deposit intended to guarantee payment of bills for service, if any of the following conditions exist:
(a) The customer's past payment record to a water utility shows delinquent payment practice, i.e. the customer has had two consecutive thirty-day arrears, or more than two non-consecutive thirty-day arrears in the past twenty-four months or,
(b) A new customer cannot furnish either a letter of good credit from a reliable source or an acceptable cosigner to guarantee payment, or
(c) A customer has no deposit, and presently is delinquent in payments (i.e., the customer has had two consecutive 30-day arrears, or more than two non-consecutive 30-day arrears, in the past 24 months), or
(d) A customer has had his service terminated for nonpayment.