56-1.2 - Persons not designated as public utility, public service corporation, etc.
§ 56-1.2. Persons not designated as public utility, public servicecorporation, etc.
The terms public utility, public service corporation or public servicecompany, as used in Chapters 1 (§ 56-1 et seq.), 10 (§ 56-232 et seq.), 10.1(§ 56-265.1 et seq.) and 10.2:1 (§ 56-265.13:1 et seq.) of this title, shallnot refer to any person who owns or operates property and provideselectricity, natural gas, water, or sewer service to residents or tenants onthe property, provided that (i) the electricity, natural gas, water or sewerservice provided to the residents or tenants is purchased by the person froma public utility, public service corporation, public service company, orperson licensed by the Commission as a competitive provider of energyservices, or a county, city or town, or other publicly regulated politicalsubdivision or public body, (ii) the person or his agent charges to theresident or tenant on the property only that portion of the person's utilitycharges for the electricity, natural gas, water, or sewer service which isattributable to usage by the resident or tenant on the property, andadditional service charges permitted by § 55-226.2, and (iii) the personmaintains three years' billing records for such charges.
(1993, c. 265; 1999, c. 778; 2000, c. 994; 2003, c. 355.)