Section 56.42. Payment period for deposits by customers

(a) Initial due date. The due date for payment of a deposit other than a deposit required as a condition for the reconnection of service under § 56.41(2) (relating to general rule) may not be less than 21 days from the date of mailing or service on the customer of notification of the amount due.

(b) Delinquent account. A customer paying a deposit under § 56.41(1) may elect to pay a required deposit in three installments: 50% billed upon the determination by the public utility that the deposit is required, 25% billed 30 days after the determination and 25% billed 60 days after the determination. The public utility shall inform the customer of the option to pay the deposit in the installments described in this subsection. The customer retains the option to pay the deposit amount in full before the due date.

(c) Reconnection of service. A customer paying a deposit for the reconnection of service under § 56.41(2) 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 customer of the option to pay the deposit in the installments described in this subsection. The customer retains the option to pay the deposit amount in full before the due date.

(d) Failure to comply with a payment agreement. A customer paying a deposit under § 56.41(3) may be required to pay the deposit in full upon the determination of the utility that a deposit is required.

The provisions of this § 56.42 adopted June 16, 1978, effective June 17, 1978, 8 Pa.B. 1655; amended April 8, 1983, effective April 9, 1983, 13 Pa.B. 1250; corrected September 16, 1988, effective June 30, 1979, 18 Pa.B. 4245; amended October 7, 2011, effective October 8, 2011, 41 Pa.B. 5473. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (246329) to (246330).

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The provisions of this § 56.42 amended under the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § § 331, 501, 504, 1301, 1304, Chapter 14, 1501 and 1504.