Title 48, Title 48: PUBLIC UTILITIES

48:3-17.12 Notification of infrastructure project plan to local unit, local utility service area; examination of underground utility facility. 2. a. A public utility shall notify a local unit and local utility of any public utility infrastructure project that the public utility p…

48:3-17.13 Notification of public utilities; examination of underground utility facility. 3. a. A local unit and local utility shall notify each public utility that provides service within the borders of a local unit and local utility service area of any local infrastructure proj…

48:3-17.14 Rules, regulations. 4. The Board of Public Utilities, in consultation with the Department of Community Affairs, shall adopt rules and regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), necessary to implement the provision…

48:3-17.2. Definitions As used herein: (a) "public utility" means any public utility defined in 48:2-13; (b) "right of way" means the area devoted to passing over, on, through or under lands with utility plant facilities as part of a way for such purpose; (c) "easement" or "easem…

48:3-17.3. Recording of grants; effect as constructive notice The recording of any grant of easement or right of way to any public utility, and any corporation operating pipeline facilities within or through the State shall not constitute constructive notice thereof beyond 1 year…

48:3-17.3a. Notice of development applications 6. Within 30 days after the effective date of this act, the Board of Regulatory Commissioners shall notify the corporate secretary of every public utility regulated by the board that, in order to receive notice by an applicant pursua…

48:3-17.4. Effect of act on previously granted easement rights Nothing herein contained shall limit or modify the exercise by any public utility as herein defined, or by any corporation operating pipeline facilities within or through the State, of any easement rights heretofore g…

48:3-17.5. Effective date This act shall take effect January 1, 1958. L.1957, c. 130, p. 511, s. 4.

48:3-17.6. Authority to take property Any of the following types of public utilities now or hereafter organized and existing under and by virtue of any law of this State: electric light, heat and power; canal; gas; pipeline; railroad; underground railroad; sewerage; solid waste d…

48:3-17.7. Necessity; application; notice and hearing; rules and regulations The power of condemnation shall not be used or enforced by any such public utility unless the necessary land or other property or any interest therein as stated in this chapter, cannot be acquired from t…

48:3-17.8. Taking of state property prohibited No public utility shall take by condemnation any land, property, or other interest belonging to the State of New Jersey. L.1962, c. 198, s. 63.

48:3-17.9. Definitions As used herein: (a) "Public utility" means any public utility defined in 48:2-13; (b) "Right-of-way" means the area devoted to passing over, on, through or under lands with utility plant facilities as part of a way for such purpose; (c) "Easement" means pri…

48:3-17a Public utility pole or underground facility placement; municipal consent required; procedures, enforcement. 1. a. After the effective date of P.L.1991, c.366 (C.48:3-17a), before a public utility places a pole, used for the supplying and distributing of electricity for l…

48:3-18. Agreements Any person municipal or otherwise, may enter into a written agreement with any other such person owning or using any poles erected under municipal consent in any street, highway or other public place for the use by the former person of the poles upon such term…

48:3-19. Municipal consent The consent of the municipality shall be obtained for the use by a person of the poles of another person unless each person has a lawful right to maintain poles in such street, highway or other public place. Amended by L.1962, c. 198, s. 42.

48:3-2. Unjust or unreasonable regulations No public utility shall adopt, maintain or enforce any regulation, practice or measurement which shall be unjust, unreasonable, unduly preferential, arbitrarily or unjustly discriminatory or otherwise in violation of law.

48:3-2.1. Interest on utility overpayments A public utility shall pay or credit interest at a rate prescribed by the Board of Public Utilities on any overpayment made by a residential customer due to a billing error, unless the overpayment is fully refunded or credited to the cus…

48:3-2.2. Notice to customers The board shall require each public utility to annually provide written notice of the provisions of this act to each of its residential customers. L. 1987, c. 211, s. 2. L.2003, c.247, s.1; amended 2013, c.181, s.2.

48:3-2.3 Assessment of late charge on unpaid utility bill, conditions. 1. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule, regulation, or order to the contrary, the board shall not allow a utility to assess a late payment charge on an unpaid bill unless the charge is provided …

48:3-20. Powers, rights and franchises not impaired Such joint use of poles shall not lessen or impair the powers, rights, privileges and franchises of either corporation. Each corporation shall have the same powers, rights, privileges and franchises in respect to poles jointly u…

48:3-20.1. Franchise not to lapse on death of holder; transfer by estate with consent of board No franchise, privilege, authority or consent to operate a public utility, lawfully granted or given by the State or by any political subdivision thereof, to any natural person individu…

48:3-20.2. Designation of agent to act for estate There may be filed with the board a designation containing the name and address of an agent, resident of this State, to act for the estate of such person in case of his death pending the appointment of his personal representative …

48:3-21. Sale of property and franchises of gas, water, or gas and water companies; purchasers constituted corporation; powers Whenever the property, rights, powers, immunities, privileges and franchises of any turnpike, bridge, plank road, gas, water, or gas and water corporatio…

48:3-22. Filing certificate of organization; copy as evidence It shall be the duty of such new corporation, within one calendar month after its organization, to make a certificate thereof under its common seal, attested by the signature of its president, specifying the date of su…

48:3-23. Sale of railroad, canal, turnpike, bridge or plank road company; purchasers constituted corporation; powers Whenever any railroad, canal, turnpike, bridge or plank road of any corporation created by or under any law of this state, or by any concurrent, joint or consentin…

48:3-24. Meeting of purchasers for organization of new corporation; procedure; stock and bonds The person or persons for or on whose account any such railroad, canal, turnpike, bridge or plank road may have been or shall be purchased, or the persons holding title to the same by m…

48:3-25. Certificate of organization; filing; prior liens not affected It shall be the duty of such new corporation, within one month after its organization, to make a certificate thereof, under its common seal, attested by the signature of its president, specifying the date of s…

48:3-26. Number of directors of new company The stockholders of any railroad, canal or turnpike company which has been or may be formed after mortgage sales of the railroad, canal or turnpike, at the annual or other election of directors, may elect any number of directors (not le…

48:3-27. Railroad, canal or turnpike lying partly within and partly without state When any such railroad, canal or turnpike lies partly within and partly without this state and shall have been purchased under a mortgage sale of the consolidated rights, property, privileges and fr…

48:3-28. Receivers or trustees for insolvent companies; appointment; sale or lease of property Whenever any railroad, canal or turnpike company, incorporated under the laws of this State, has become insolvent or failed for 90 days after the same becomes due, to pay the principal …

48:3-29. Sale or lease of property and franchises by receiver; exception When a receiver of a corporation has charge of a railroad, canal, turnpike or other work of a public nature in which the value of the work is dependent upon the franchise and in the continuance of which the …

48:3-3. Improper service; refusal or withholding of service 48:3-3. a. No public utility shall provide or maintain any service that is unsafe, improper or inadequate, or withhold or refuse any service which reasonably can be demanded or furnished when ordered by the board. b. The…

48:3-3.1. Refusal to furnish service for nonpayment of bill by previous occupant prohibited No public utility shall refuse to furnish or supply service to or for any building or premises by reason of a bill remaining unpaid by a previous occupant, providing the person applying fo…

48:3-30. Time-tables to conform to standard time Time-tables of all public conveyances within this state shall conform to the standard time established by section 1:1-2.3 of the title Acts, Laws and Statutes.

48:3-31. Passes to officers and employees and their families; "employees" defined Nothing in this title shall be construed to prevent the issue by any steam railroad, street railway, traction, canal, express, telephone or telegraph companies or other common carriers, of free pass…

48:3-32. Free transportation of police; deduction from franchise tax Every public utility operating any street railway, traction railway or autobus shall transport, without the collection of fares from them, uniformed public officers while engaged in the performance of their publ…

48:3-33 Service dogs permitted on bus, public utility. 48:3-33. Any person who is blind or deaf-blind, accompanied by a dog, known and described as a "seeing-eye dog," any person who is deaf or hard of hearing, accompanied by a dog, known and described as a "hearing ear dog," any…

48:3-34 Transportation as one fare. 48:3-34. Any person who is totally blind and that person's attendant may be transported by any form of public transit or transportation at the usual and ordinary fare charged to one person, under such reasonable regulations as may be establishe…

48:3-35. Overcharges; penalty; recovery Any person authorized by law to take toll or charge for the transportation of passengers or goods, who shall directly or indirectly take or demand from any person more than the charge, toll or fare allowed by law, shall forfeit one hundred …

48:3-36. Ticket agents; certificate of authority; selling without certificate; penalty Every agent authorized to sell tickets or other evidence entitling the holder to travel on any railroad, steamboat or other public conveyance, shall have a certificate from the owner or persons…

48:3-37. Redemption of unused tickets The owner or person operating any railroad, steamboat or other public conveyance shall redeem at his general office the whole or such parts of coupons of any ticket sold as the purchaser has not used, at a rate equal to the difference between…

48:3-38. Police for railroad, street railway, canal or steamboat companies 48:3-38. a. On the application of any railroad, street railway, canal or steamboat company the Governor may appoint such persons as the company may designate to act as policemen for the company. The Secret…

48:3-4. Undue preferences No public utility shall make or give, directly or indirectly, any undue or unreasonable preference or advantage to any person, locality or particular description of traffic, or subject any particular person, locality or particular description of traffic …

48:3-4.1. Reduced fare for transporting persons over age 65 Notwithstanding any of the provisions of chapter 3 of Title 48 of the Revised Statutes or of any other law to the contrary, any citizen and resident of this State of the age of 65 or more years may be transported by any …

48:3-42. Identification badges; necessity for employees for collections or reading meters No employee of a public utility, as defined in R.S. 48:2-13, shall have the right of reasonable access to a customer's premises and to all property furnished by the utility, at all reasonabl…

48:3-43. Size, form of badge 2. The identification badge shall not be larger than 2 " x 4 " and shall be made in such a way and of such material that any attempt to alter said badge will result in it being immediately, permanently and obviously ruined. The card shall be in the fo…