Title 40 — Public Utilities and Carriers
8 chapters · 271 sections in this title.
A.R.S. § 40-1301 Definitions
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1. "Attachor" means any cable television system or provider of telecommunications or broadband communication services that owns or operates equipment that is attached to a pole, duct or conduit or that is otherwise located within a right-of-way that is owned or controlled by an e…
A.R.S. § 40-1302 Cause of action; exclusive means of recovery; legal duty
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B. Except as otherwise agreed to in writing or established by federal law, this chapter establishes the exclusive means of recovery from an electric utility for claims or damages that result from wildfires. C. This chapter does not establish any additional legal duty that support…
A.R.S. § 40-1303 Wildfire mitigation plan
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B. Any action by the state forester that approves a wildfire mitigation plan is not considered approval for recovery of the electric utility's costs necessary to implement the wildfire mitigation plan through rates for service charged to the electric utility's customers. C. An el…
A.R.S. § 40-1304 Liability for causing wildfires; severability
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B. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, an electric utility that engages in wilful, intentional or reckless misconduct that causes a wildfire is not deemed to meet the standard of care for a reasonably prudent electric utility. A failure to comply with an approved wildfi…