325E.02 CUSTOMER DEPOSITS. Any customer deposit required before commencement of service by a privately or publicly owned water, gas, telephone, cable television, electric light, heat, or power company shall be subject to the following: (a) Upon termination of service with all bills paid, the deposit shall be returned to the customer within 45 days, less […]
325E.021 UTILITY DELINQUENCY CHARGES. A public utility as defined by section 216B.02, a municipality or cooperative electric association, or telephone company as defined by section 237.01 shall, if that utility adopts a policy of imposing a charge or fee upon delinquent residential and farm accounts, provide that each billing shall clearly state the terms and […]
325E.025 LANDLORDS AND TENANTS; UTILITY BILLS. Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section, “utility” means persons, corporations, or other legal entities, their lessees, trustees, and receivers, now or hereafter operating, maintaining, or controlling in this state equipment or facilities for furnishing at retail natural, manufactured, or mixed gas or electric service to or for […]
325E.026 UNAUTHORIZED USE OF UTILITY METERS. Subdivision 1. Definitions. When used in this section, the terms defined in section 216B.02 have the same meanings. Other terms used in this section have the following meanings: (a) “Bypassing” means the act of attaching, connecting, or otherwise affixing a wire, cord, socket, pipe, hose, motor, or other instrument […]
