Title 48, Title 48: PUBLIC UTILITIES

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…

48:3-44. Issuance of new identification badge A new identification badge shall be made and issued by the public utility from time to time to reflect any substantial changes in the employee's appearance, but in any case, a new badge shall be issued at least once every 6 years. Eac…

48:3-45 Improper use of public utility employee identification badge, fourth degree crime. 4. No employee of a public utility who is in possession of any identification badge, as provided for by P.L.1977, c.35 (C.48:3-42 et seq.), shall loan, allow or permit any other person to u…

48:3-46. Failure to issue identification badge by public utility; penalty Any public utility that fails to issue an identification badge to each employee whose job requires that he inspect customer's premises, shall, in addition to having said employee denied the right of reasona…

48:3-47. Failure to wear identification badge; penalty; collection of penalties Any employee of a public utility who has been issued an identification badge by said public utility and who fails to wear said identification badge while attempting to exercise the right of reasonable…

48:3-48. Notification of customers On or before January 31 of each year, each public utility requiring the right of reasonable access to a customer's premises shall notify said customer by mail or other public means that no employee of said public utility shall have the right of …

48:3-49. Short title 1. Sections 1 through 46, and sections 51, 57, 59, 60, 63, 65 and 66 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Electric Discount and Energy Competition Act." L.1999,c.23,s.1.

48:3-5. Capitalizing franchises or contracts for consolidation No public utility shall: a. Capitalize any franchise to be a corporation; b. Capitalize any franchise in excess of the amount, exclusive of any tax or annual charge, actually paid to the state or any political subdivi…

48:3-50. Findings, declarations relative to competition in the electric power and gas industries 2. a. The Legislature finds and declares that it is the policy of this State to: (1) Lower the current high cost of energy, and improve the quality and choices of service, for all of …

48:3-51 Definitions relative to competition in certain industries. 3. As used in P.L.1999, c.23 (C.48:3-49 et al.): "Assignee" means a person to which an electric public utility or another assignee assigns, sells, or transfers, other than as security, all or a portion of its righ…

48:3-52. Electric public utilities, unbundled rate schedules 4. a. Simultaneously with the starting date for the implementation of retail choice as determined by the board pursuant to subsection a. of section 5 of this act, each electric public utility shall unbundle its rate sch…

48:3-53. Provision of retail choice of electric power suppliers 5. a. By order the board shall provide that by no earlier than June 1, 1999, but in no event later than August 1, 1999, each electric public utility shall provide retail choice of electric power suppliers for its cus…

48:3-54. Offering of customer account services on regulated basis 6. a. An electric public utility may continue to offer customer account services on a regulated basis subsequent to the effective date of this act. Not later than three months after the starting date for the implem…

48:3-55. Competitive service to retail customers requires board approval 7. a. An electric public utility or a related competitive business segment of an electric public utility shall not offer any competitive service to retail customers within this State without the prior expres…

48:3-56 Board shall not regulate, fix, prescribe certain aspects of competitive services. 8. a. Except as otherwise provided in P.L.1999, c.23 (C.48:3-49 et al.), and notwithstanding any provisions of R.S.48:2-18, R.S.48:2-21, section 31 of P.L.1962, c.198 (C.48:2-21.2), R.S.48:3…

48:3-57 Electric public utility to provide basic generation service; Retail Margin Fund, use; report. 9. a. (1) Simultaneously with the starting date for the implementation of retail choice as determined by the board pursuant to subsection a. of section 5 of P.L.1999, c.23 (C.48:…

48:3-58. Gas public utilities, unbundled rate schedules 10. a. After the implementation of retail electric choice pursuant to subsection a. of section 5 of this act, the board shall order each gas public utility to unbundle its rate schedules such that discrete services provided,…

48:3-59. Requirements for electric public utility after retail choice 11. a. On or after the starting date for the implementation of retail choice as determined by the board pursuant to subsection a. of section 5 of this act and for the duration of the transition charges establis…

48:3-6. Gratuities to public officials No public utility shall give, grant or bestow upon any local, municipal or county official any discrimination, gratuity or free service. Nothing herein shall prevent the entry into any public conveyance or in or upon the property of any publ…

48:3-60 Societal benefits charge by public utility; "Universal Service Fund." 12. a. Simultaneously with the starting date for the implementation of retail choice as determined by the board pursuant to subsection a. of section 5 of P.L.1999, c.23 (C.48:3-53), the board shall perm…

48:3-60.1 Imposition of certain charges by gas public utilities prohibited. 5. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, rule, regulation, or order to the contrary, gas public utilities shall not impose a societal benefits charge pursuant to section 12 of P.L.1999, c.23 (C…

48:3-60.2 BPU to provide equal opportunity for certain types of funding incentives for businesses. 1. Notwithstanding any law, rule, regulation or order to the contrary, the Board of Public Utilities shall provide equal opportunity for businesses in all areas of the State that pa…

48:3-60.3 Credit against societal benefits charge permitted. 1. a. On and after January 1 next following the date of enactment of P.L.2011, c.216 (C.48:3-60.3), a commercial or industrial ratepayer shall be allowed a credit against the societal benefits charge imposed pursuant to…

48:3-60.4 Certain energy incentives available Statewide. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule, regulation, or order to the contrary, any incentives made available by the Board of Public Utilities under the Residential New Construction Program, or any similar succes…

48:3-61. Market transition charge for stranded costs 13. a. The provisions of R.S.48:2-21 or any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, and simultaneously with the starting date for the implementation of retail choice as determined by the board pursuant to subsection a. of se…

48:3-62 Authorization for issuance of transition bonds. 14. a. For purposes of recovering a portion of the stranded costs of an electric public utility that are deemed eligible for rate recovery in a stranded cost recovery order consistent with the provisions of section 13 of thi…

48:3-63. Proceeds of transition bonds not considered income to utility; tax consequences of sale of assets 51. a. All proceeds received from the issuance of transition bonds shall not be considered income to the electric public utility or gas public utility for the purposes of th…

48:3-64. Bondable stranded costs rate orders 15. a. A bondable stranded costs rate order issued by the board pursuant to section 14 of this act shall: (1) Authorize the electric public utility or other financing entity approved by the board to issue transition bonds to finance th…

48:3-65. Orders become irrevocable upon issuance 16. a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each bondable stranded costs rate order and the transition bond charges authorized therein shall become irrevocable upon the issuance of such order and its becoming effective pursu…

48:3-66. State pledge to holders of transition bonds; orders not pledge of State's credit 17. a. The State of New Jersey does hereby pledge and agree with the holders of any transition bonds issued under the authority of this act, with the pledgee, owner or assignee of bondable t…

48:3-67. Customers assessed for transition bond charges 18. The transition bond charges established by the board in bondable stranded costs rate orders shall be assessed against all customers of the electric public utility, except as provided in section 28 of this act. Transition…

48:3-68. Effectiveness of bondable stranded costs rate order 19. Each bondable stranded costs rate order shall be effective only in accordance with the terms thereof and upon the written consent of the petitioning electric public utility to all such terms. L.1999,c.23,s.19.

48:3-69. Recourse against issuer only 20. Transition bonds shall be recourse only to the credit and assets of the issuer of the transition bonds. L.1999,c.23,s.20.

48:3-7 Utility property transactions. 48:3-7. a. Except as otherwise provided by subsections g. and h. of this section, a public utility shall not, without the approval of the board, sell, lease, mortgage, or otherwise dispose of or encumber its property, franchises, privileges, …

48:3-7.1. Certain contracts between public utilities and corporations or persons owning or controlling utility stock; approval of board; disapproval No management, advisory service, construction or engineering contract that in itself or in connection with another contract relatin…

48:3-7.10. Superior Court, chancery division, to enforce compliance Jurisdiction and power is hereby conferred upon the Superior Court, chancery division of this State, at the suit of the board, to enforce compliance with sections 48:3-7.8 and 48:3-7.9 of this Title through seque…

48:3-7.11. Service of process to produce records In case for any cause service of process to produce such records, books, accounts, documents or other writings cannot be effected upon a designated agent, service of such process may be made within this state upon any officer, agen…

48:3-7.12. Railroads and railway express exempt The provisions of sections 48:3-7.8 to 48:3-7.11 of this Title shall not apply to any public utility subject to the jurisdiction of the interstate commerce commission operating, managing or controlling a railroad or railway express …

48:3-7.13. Transportation of motor vehicles, trailers, etc.; unlawful agreements and charges; violation as misdemeanor Any part of any agreement, arrangement, or other device shall be unlawful, which as a condition to the transportation of a loaded or empty motor vehicle, trailer…

48:3-7.2. Loans to corporations or persons owning or controlling public utility stock; approval of board required Except with the approval in writing of the board first had and obtained, no public utility shall loan any of its money or property to any other person, firm, group, a…

48:3-7.3. Investment of depreciation fund in certain securities; approval of board No public utility shall, without the approval in writing of the board first had and obtained, invest any part of its depreciation fund in obligations or securities of any kind, except obligations a…