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Rule Title: PROHIBITED STANDARDS FOR REQUIRING CASH DEPOSIT OR OTHER GUARANTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL SERVICE
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Department: PUBLIC SERVICE REGULATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Chapter: UTILITY DIVISION
Subchapter: Customer Deposit for Guarantee Payment
 
Latest version of the adopted rule presented in Administrative Rules of Montana (ARM):

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38.5.1104    PROHIBITED STANDARDS FOR REQUIRING CASH DEPOSIT OR OTHER GUARANTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL SERVICE

(1) A utility shall not require a cash deposit or other guarantee as a condition of new or continued residential utility service based upon commercial credit standards (except as provided in these rules) , income, home ownership, residential location, race, color, creed, sex, age, national origin, or any other criteria not authorized by these rules. This rule does not prohibit a utility from ensuring that agreements with customers who may be incompetent, such as minors, are made in such a manner, and with such persons, as to be legally binding.

History: 69-3-306, MCA; IMP, 1975 HJR 27; NEW, Eff. 4/5/77; AMD, 1978 MAR p. 721, Eff. 5/26/78.


 

 
MAR Notices Effective From Effective To History Notes
5/26/1978 Current History: 69-3-306, MCA; IMP, 1975 HJR 27; NEW, Eff. 4/5/77; AMD, 1978 MAR p. 721, Eff. 5/26/78.
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