O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 16-12-3 (2019)

Suspension of gas or electrical service for nonpayment on appliances provided by or repaired by utility company

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.
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(a) It shall be unlawful for any gas or electric utility company or electric membership corporation to cut off or suspend gas or electric service in any residence because the resident has failed to pay for or has failed to make timely payments for any appliance purchased from or any appliance repaired by such company or corporation. Payments received from a resident shall be first applied to the service, unless otherwise specified by the resident at the time of payment.

(b) Any company or corporation or any agent or employee thereof acting within the scope of his authority knowingly violating subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

History

Ga. L. 1975, p. 849, § 1.

Annotations

Cross references. Sales of goods or services under retail installments contracts, § 10-1-1 et seq. RESEARCH REFERENCES ALR. Duty of public utility to notify patron in advance of temporary suspension of service, 52 A.L.R. 1078. Duty of gas company as regards precautions to be taken upon or after discontinuing service to premises, 13 A.L.R.2d 1396.

Right of public utility to deny service at one address because of failure to pay for past service rendered at another, 73 A.L.R.3d 1292.