Chapter 445
2008 -- S 2608
AS AMENDED
Enacted 07/08/08
A N A C T
RELATING
TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - TERMINATION OF SERVICE TO
PERSONS
WHO ARE DISABLED AND SERIOUSLY ILL
Introduced
By: Senators Sosnowski, Miller, Revens, Gibbs, and Moura
Date
Introduced: February 26, 2008
It is enacted by the General Assembly as
follows:
SECTION 1. Section
39-1.1-2.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 39-1.1 entitled
"Termination of Service to Persons Who Are
Disabled and Seriously Ill" is hereby amended to
read as follows:
39-1.1-2.1. Termination
of service in residence where infant domiciled Termination
of service in residence where child domiciled.
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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 twelve
(12) months 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. Said rules shall, as
a minimum, require certification of such infancy by
birth certificate or other verifiable
certification and that such certification of infancy shall remain
in effect without renewal until the infant
child reaches the age of twelve (12) months two (2)
years.
SECTION 2. This act
shall take effect upon passage.
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