California · Public Utilities Code - PUC

PUC §983.7: If a customer files a claim with a gas corporation for damages to property resulting from the curtailment of gas service due to the failure of the gas corporation to reasonably provide service or rest

What this law says, in plain English

A customer may file a claim against a gas corporation for property damages caused by loss of gas service when the corporation fails to reasonably provide service.

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If a customer files a claim with a gas corporation for damages to property resulting from the curtailment of gas service due to the failure of the gas corporation to reasonably provide service or restore service within a reasonable time after a fire, flood, earthquake, other natural disaster, or act of God, the gas corporation shall inform the customer that the claim may be pursued in small claims court or other judicial courts, depending on the amount of the claim.

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