52 Pa. Code § 56.281

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
Section 56.281 - Policy statement

An essential ingredient of the credit and deposit policies of each public utility shall be the equitable and nondiscriminatory application of those precepts to potential and actual customers throughout the service area without regard to the economic character of the area or any part thereof. Deposit policies must be based upon the credit risk of the individual applicant or customer rather than the credit history of the affected premises or the collective credit reputation or experience in the area in which the applicant or customer lives and without regard to race, age over 18 years of age, National origin, marital status, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, AIDS or HIV status, or disability.

52 Pa. Code § 56.281

The provisions of this §56.281 amended May 31, 2019, effective 6/1/2019, 49 Pa.B. 2815.

The provisions of this §56.281 amended under the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § § 501, 1301, 1401-1419, 1501 and 1509.