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Regulation .06 Termination Policy Statement.

Regulation .06 Termination Policy Statement.Copy Citation

A.
Each utility shall include a termination policy statement as a separately identified part of the Customer Rights Pamphlet required by COMAR 20.30.04 Customers' Rights Pamphlet.
B.
This statement shall include, at a minimum, the following information:
(1)
The permissible grounds for termination of service;
(2)
A statement of the procedures for terminating and reconnecting a customer's service;
(3)
A statement that the customer may designate a third party to receive termination notices;
(4)
A statement that the customer may notify the utility if the customer or an occupant of the customer's residence is elderly, is handicapped, is seriously ill, relies upon life-support equipment, or has any existing condition for which a termination of service would be a threat to life, health, or safety.
(5)
A statement of the customer's rights and remedies in termination proceedings, which shall include the information required by Regulation .06 Text of Notices of Termination under COMAR 20.31.02 Terminations;
(6)
A statement that alternate payment plans are offered by the utility; and
(7)
A statement describing the Utility Service Protection Program under COMAR 20.31.05.