Reprinted
January 27, 2004
HOUSE BILL No. 1237
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DIGEST OF HB 1237
(Updated January 26, 2004 5:11 pm - DI 103)
Citations Affected: IC 8-1.
Synopsis: Reconnection charges. Provides that the amount charged by
a utility other than a telecommunications provider to reconnect service
may not exceed actual reconnection costs. Permits a utility to require
a deposit before reconnecting service. Requires a utility to reconnect
service within one calendar after being requested to reconnect service.
Effective: July 1, 2004.
January 15, 2004, read first time and referred to Committee on Commerce and Economic
Development.
January 22, 2004, amended, reported _ Do Pass.
January 26, 2004, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
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January 27, 2004
Second Regular Session 113th General Assembly (2004)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1237
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
utilities and transportation.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 8-1-2-4.5; (04)HB1237.2.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 8-1-2-4.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A
NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2004]:
Sec. 4.5. (a) As used in this section, "utility" refers to the
following:
(1) A public utility.
(2) A municipally owned utility.
However, the term does not include a telecommunications provider
(as defined in IC 8-1-29-3).
(b) A utility may impose a reasonable and just reconnection
charge. The charge may not exceed the costs actually incurred by
the utility in reconnecting service. A rule or regulation contrary to
this subsection is void.
(c) A utility must reconnect service to a customer as soon as
reasonably possible but at least within one (1) calendar day after
the utility is requested to reconnect service. However, before
reconnecting service, the utility may require payment of a deposit
and other charges.
(c) A utility may require a reasonable and just deposit from a
customer before the utility reconnects the customer's service. The
deposit may not exceed the customer's estimated average monthly
bill. A deposit under this subsection is in addition to a charge
imposed under subsection (b). A rule or regulation contrary to this
subsection is void.
(d) The commission shall adopt rules to implement this section.