Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 56 - STANDARDS AND BILLING PRACTICES FOR RESIDENTIAL PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICE › Subchapter C - CREDIT AND DEPOSITS STANDARDS POLICY › PROCEDURES FOR EXISTING CUSTOMERS › Section 56.42 - Payment period for deposits by customers

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
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. If the customer chooses to
						pay the deposit in installments, installment payments must be paid in full by
						the due date. Failure to pay an installment by the due date is grounds for
						termination of service as provided in §
												56.81 (relating to authorized
						termination of service). The customer retains the option to pay the deposit
						amount in full before the due date regardless of any deposit installments
						previously paid.
(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. If the customer chooses to pay the deposit in installments,
						installment payments must be paid in full by the due date. Failure to pay an
						installment by the due date is grounds for termination of service as provided
						in §
												56.81. The customer retains the
						option to pay the deposit amount in full before the due date regardless of any
						deposit installments previously paid.
(d)
Failure to comply with a payment
						arrangement
. A customer paying a deposit under §
												56.41(3) may be
						required by the public utility to pay the 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. If
						the customer chooses to pay the deposit in installments, installment payments
						must be paid in full by the due date. Failure to pay an installment by the due
						date is grounds for termination of service as provided in §
												56.81. The customer retains the
						option to pay the deposit amount in full before the due date regardless of any
						deposit installments previously paid.
The provisions of this §
														56.42 amended under the Public
							 Utility Code,
							 66 Pa.C.S. §
															§
															331,
							 501,
							 504,
							 1301,
							 1304,
							 1401-1419,
							 1501,
							 1504 and
							 1509.