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2009 Nebraska Code
Chapter 70 POWER DISTRICTS AND CORPORATIONS
70-1605 Discontinuance of service; notice; procedure.

70-1605. Discontinuance 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.

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;
    Laws 2010, LB849, § 18.
    Operative Date: April 14, 2010



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