Section 56.38. Payment period for deposits by applicants

(a) An applicant required to pay a deposit under § 56.32 (relating to security and cash deposits) may be required by the public utility to pay the deposit in full prior to the provision of public utility service.

(b) An applicant paying a deposit for the reconnection of service under § 56.41(2) (relating to general rule) may be required to pay 50% prior to, and as a condition of, the reconnection of service with 25% billed 30 days after reconnection of service and 25% billed 60 days after the reconnection of service. The public utility shall inform the applicant of the option to pay the deposit in the installments described in this subsection. The applicant retains the option to pay the deposit amount in full before the due date.

The provisions of this § 56.38 adopted 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 (246328).

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The provisions of this § 56.38 issued under the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § § 331, 501, 504, 1301, 1305, Chapter 14, 1501 and 1504.