S.C. Code Regs. § § 103-731

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 11, November 22, 2024

Section 103-731 - Customer Deposits

Each utility may require from any customer or from any prospective customer, a deposit intended to guarantee payment of bills for service, if any of the following conditions exist:

(a) The customer's past payment record to a water utility shows delinquent payment practice, i.e. the customer has had two consecutive thirty-day arrears, or more than two non-consecutive thirty-day arrears in the past twenty-four months or,

(b) A new customer cannot furnish either a letter of good credit from a reliable source or an acceptable cosigner to guarantee payment, or

(c) A customer has no deposit, and presently is delinquent in payments (i.e., the customer has had two consecutive 30-day arrears, or more than two non-consecutive 30-day arrears, in the past 24 months), or

(d) A customer has had their service terminated for nonpayment or fraudulent use.

S.C. Code Regs. § 103-731

Amended by State Register Volume 48, Issue No. 05, eff. 5/24/2024.