Pennsylvania Code (Last Updated: April 5, 2016) |
Title 52. PUBLIC UTILITIES |
PART I. Public Utility Commission |
Subpart C. Fixed Service Utilities |
Chapter 56. Standards and Billing Practices for Residential UtilityService |
SubChapter B. BILLING AND PAYMENT STANDARDS |
Section 56.23. Application of partial payments between public utility and other service
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Payments received by a public utility without written instructions that they be applied to merchandise, appliances, special services, meter testing fees or other nonbasic charges and which are insufficient to pay the balance due for the items plus amounts billed for basic utility service shall first be applied to the basic charges for residential public utility service.
The provisions of this § 56.23 adopted June 16, 1978, effective June 17, 1978, 8 Pa.B. 1655; amended April 8, 1983, effective April 9, 1983, 13 Pa.B. 1250; amended October 7, 2011, effective October 8, 2011, 41 Pa.B. 5473. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (337343).
Notation
The provisions of this § 56.23 amended under the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § § 331, 501, 504, 1301, 1305, Chapter 14, 1501 and 1504.