Rhode Island General Laws 39-1.1-2.1. Termination of service in residence where child domiciled
No gas or electric company shall terminate gas or electric service in any residence in which there is domiciled a person under the age of two (2) years and the customer‘s service has not been previously shut off for nonpayment before the birth of the child; provided, that the customer cannot afford to pay any overdue bill because of financial hardship. The commission shall promulgate such rules and regulations consistent with this section as it deems reasonable and necessary to implement the provisions of this section. The rules shall, as a minimum, require certification of the infancy by birth certificate or other verifiable certification and that the certification of infancy shall remain in effect without renewal until the child reaches the age of two (2) years.
History of Section.
P.L. 2007, ch. 297, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 419, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 431, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 445, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 39-1.1-2.1
- Commission: means the public utilities commission. See Rhode Island General Laws 39-1-2
- Company: means and includes a person, firm, partnership, corporation, quasi-municipal corporation, association, joint-stock association or company, and his, her, its, or their lessees, trustees, or receivers appointed by any court. See Rhode Island General Laws 39-1-2
- Customer: means a company taking service from an electric distribution company at a single point of delivery or meter location. See Rhode Island General Laws 39-1-2
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6