California Public Utilities Code 983.7 – If a customer files a claim with a gas corporation for damages to …
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If a customer files a claim with a gas corporation for damages to property resulting from the curtailment of gas service due to the failure of the gas corporation to reasonably provide service or restore service within a reasonable time after a fire, flood, earthquake, other natural disaster, or act of God, the gas corporation shall inform the customer that the claim may be pursued in small claims court or other judicial courts, depending on the amount of the claim.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 604, Sec. 4. (SB 656) Effective January 1, 2014.)
Terms Used In California Public Utilities Code 983.7
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.