2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 70-1605 — Discontinuance of service; notice; procedure.
Section 70-1605Discontinuance of service; notice; procedure.
No public or private utility company, other than a municipal utility owned and operated by a village, furnishing water, natural gas, or electricity at retail in this state shall discontinue service to any domestic subscriber for nonpayment of any past-due account unless the utility company first gives notice by first-class mail or in person to any subscriber whose service is proposed to be terminated. If notice is given by first-class mail, such mail shall be conspicuously marked as to its importance. Service shall not be discontinued for at least seven days after notice is sent or given. Holidays and weekends shall be excluded from the seven days. As to any subscriber who has previously been identified as a welfare recipient to the company by the Department of Health and Human Services, such notice shall be by certified mail and notice of such proposed termination shall be given to the department.
Source:
- Laws 1972, LB 1201, § 1
R.R.S.1943, (1977), § 18-416
Laws 1979, LB 143, § 1
Laws 1982, LB 522, § 1
R.S.1943, (1987), § 19-2702
Laws 1988, LB 792, § 5
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 370
~Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska
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