Sec. 42.20.030. Civil liability for taking utility service and for damages to or interference with a utility line.
(a) A person is civilly liable to the utility whose property is damaged in a sum equal to three times the amount of the actual damages sustained and three times the value of the service taken if the person intentionally or in the exercise of gross negligence (1) damages a pole, tree, pipeline, or other […]
Sec. 42.20.032. Presumption from use of unmetered utility service.
It is presumed that a person intended to deprive a utility of compensation for service from the utility if (1) the person possesses or has access to a utility service metering device that is being used to meter utility service and has been interfered with, avoided, or altered to inhibit or prevent the accurate measurement […]
Sec. 42.20.035. Jurisdiction.
The district court has jurisdiction of civil actions filed under AS 42.20.030.
Sec. 42.20.038. Definitions.
In AS 42.20.030 – 42.20.038, (1) “service” means a commodity, product, use, facility, convenience, or other form of service that is offered and provided by a utility; (2) “utility” means an enterprise, whether publicly or privately owned or operated, that provides gas, electric, steam, water, sewer, or telecommunications service.
Sec. 42.20.040. Removal of instrument or meter or disconnecting of wire.
An agent or employee of a telephone or electric light company may not remove any instrument or meter or disconnect any wire connected to the instrument or meter without notifying the owner, agent, or tenant of the building or room where the instrument or meter is installed. A notice in writing of the intention to […]