59 chapters · 815 sections in this title.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-1.1-1. Compliance with rules prior to termination
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(a) No public utility that distributes electricity or supplies natural or manufactured gas, electric, or water service shall terminate service to any household in which all adult residents are sixty-five (65) years of age or older, or where any resident is disabled or seriously i…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-1.1-2. Determination of persons subject to nontermination
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(a) The commission shall promulgate appropriate rules and regulations to determine which persons who are elderly, disabled, or seriously ill are subject to the nontermination provisions of § 39-1.1-1, and in what manner relief will be made available to the subject persons. (b) Ru…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-1.1-2.1. Termination of service in residence where child domiciled
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No gas or electric company shall terminate gas or electric service in any residence in which there is domiciled a person under the age of two (2) years and the customer’s service has not been previously shut off for nonpayment before the birth of the child; provided, that the cus…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-1.1-3. Attempt to collect debt
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The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations as are necessary to ensure that termination of utility service for outstanding indebtedness shall be authorized only after the utility has complied with reasonable methods of debt collection as defined by the division. In prom…