Section 64.37. Refund of deposits

An LEC shall refund the cash deposit, plus accrued interest, under the following conditions.

(1) Termination or permanent discontinuance of service. Upon termination or discontinuance of service, the LEC shall apply the deposit of a customer, including accrued interest, to the outstanding balance and refund the remainder to the customer. A transfer of service from one location to another within the service area may not be deemed a discontinuance within the meaning of this paragraph.

(2) Credit established. At the customer’s request, when a customer establishes credit under § 64.32 (relating to credit standards), the LEC shall refund the cash deposit plus accrued interest.

(3) Prompt payment of bills. After a customer has paid bills for service for 12 consecutive months without having service suspended or terminated and without having paid bills subsequent to the due date on more than two occasions, the LEC shall refund the cash deposit, plus accrued interest, so long as the customer is not currently delinquent.

(4) Optional refund. At the option of the LEC, a cash deposit, including accrued interest, may be refunded, in whole or in part, at any time before the expiration of the time period stated in paragraph (3).

The provisions of this § 64.37 adopted November 30, 1984, effective January 1, 1985, 14 Pa.B. 4354; amended July 21, 1995, effective July 22, 1995, 25 Pa.B. 2887. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (140297) to (140298).

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Cross References

This section cited in 52 Pa. Code § 64.36 (relating to method of making deposit); and 52 Pa. Code § 64.39 (relating to periodic review).