N.J. Admin. Code § 14:3-7.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 14:3-7.4 - Method of billing

(a) Bills for metered service and telephone service, except for seasonal service, shall be rendered monthly, bimonthly or quarterly and shall be prorated upon establishment and discontinuance of service. In unusual credit situations, bills may be rendered at shorter intervals.

(b) Seasonal metered service and seasonal telephone service may be billed in accordance with reasonable terms and conditions of service set forth in the utility's tariff filed with and approved by the Board.

(c) A utility furnishing unmetered service, including a telephone utility, may, under uniform nondiscriminatory terms and conditions, require payment in advance for one billing period, as specified in its applicable tariff.

(d) A utility offering electronic billing to its customers shall provide the same billing information as required in (a) through (c) above and in 14:3-7.1 0. The utility shall advise those customers who opt to receive electronic billing of their right to also receive a paper bill upon request.

N.J. Admin. Code § 14:3-7.4

Amended by R.1997 d.39, effective 2/3/1997.
See: 28 N.J.R. 1810(a), 29 N.J.R. 449(a).
Amended by R.2002 d.280, effective 9/16/2002.
See: 34 N.J.R. 992(a), 34 N.J.R. 3216(b).
Added (d).
Recodified from N.J.A.C. 14:3-7.11 and amended by R.2008 d.119, effective 5/19/2008.
See: 39 N.J.R. 4077(b), 40 N.J.R. 2481(a).
In (a), inserted "service" following "metered", inserted ", except for seasonal service," and substituted "discontinuance" for "termination"; in (b), substituted "Seasonal metered service and seasonal telephone" for "Metered and telephone seasonal"; and in (c), inserted ", including a telephone utility", substituted "one billing period," for "a period not to exceed that for which bills are regularly rendered" and deleted "filed with and approved by the Board. Initial and final bills shall be prorated as of the date of the initial establishment and final termination of service" from the end.
Former N.J.A.C. 14:3-7.4, Receipts and records, was repealed.