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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 4-2 Metered water charges; Fire supply service inspection charges.">
  <section prefix="§" num="4-2" heading="Metered water charges; Fire supply service inspection charges.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="When due.">Metered water charges and fire supply service inspection charges are due and payable when the bills for them have been rendered.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="When delinquent.">Excep as otherwise provided, any metered water charges and fire supply service inspection charges unpaid 20 days after the issue date of the bill are considered delinquent, and all water service are subject to turn-off for nonpayment of those charges at any time.</para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Penalties.">
      <para num="(1)">Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection:<para num="(i)">a penalty at the rate of 1.64% of the water charge and fire supply service inspection charge shall be added to every metered water charge and fire supply service inspection charge at the time they become delinquent; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">an additional penalty of 1.64% shall be imposed on all charges, including accrued penalties, which remain unpaid and are forwarded as arrearages on subsequent bills.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)">Recipients of the Water-for-All Discount Program are not liable for any penalties imposed under this subsection while enrolled in the Program.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1879, art. 53, §15</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">1893, art. 54, §15</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">1927, art. 48, §14</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">1950, art. 39, §26</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">1966, art. 29, §26(c), (d)</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">1976/83, art. 29, §26(c), (d)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 1897-004</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 48-499</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 49-621</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 67-1153</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 58-1572</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 59-035</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 66-901</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 67-1016</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 68-059</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 69-391</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 73-393</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 80-070</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 08-042</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 16-523</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 20-336</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
