California · Public Utilities Code - PUC
PUC §9513: (a) A local publicly owned electric utility may require an additional one-time charge equal to three years of the annual fee described in Section 9512, for attachments reasonably shown to have been ma
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(a) A local publicly owned electric utility may require an additional one-time charge equal to three years of the annual fee described in Section 9512, for attachments reasonably shown to have been made without authorization that are discovered on or after January 1, 2012. (b) A local publicly owned electric utility may remove an attachment made without authorization, if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The owner of the attachment fails to pay the charge described in subdivision (a), if that charge is applicable. (2) The owner of the attachment does not seek approval to attach pursuant to this part within a reasonable period of time. (3) The owner of the attachment does not contest that the attachment was made without authorization. (c) An attachment of a service drop wire is not made without authorization for the purposes of this section, if the owner of the attachment seeks approval to attach pursuant to this part within 45 days of the attachment.
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