Texas Utilities Code

§ 182.002 — DELAY OF BILL PAYMENT DATE FOR ELDERLY INDIVIDUAL

UT § 182.002Title 4. DELIVERY OF UTILITY SERVICES · Part B. PROVISIONS REGULATING DELIVERY OF SERVICES · Ch. 182. RIGHTS OF UTILITY CUSTOMERS · Art. A. PAYMENT DATE OF UTILITY BILL FOR ELDERLY INDIVIDUAL

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(a)On request by an elderly individual, a utility shall delay without penalty the payment date of a bill for providing utility service to that individual until the 25th day after the date the bill is issued.

(b)This subchapter applies only to an elderly individual who:

(1)is a residential customer; and

(2)occupies the entire premises for which a delay is requested.

Legislative history

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.