Texas Utilities Code

§ 182.104 — OFFENSE

UT § 182.104Title 4. DELIVERY OF UTILITY SERVICES · Part B. PROVISIONS REGULATING DELIVERY OF SERVICES · Ch. 182. RIGHTS OF UTILITY CUSTOMERS · Art. C. TESTING OF METERS

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(a)A utility or other person commits an offense if the utility or other person fails or refuses to allow an agent or employee of a municipality to examine a meter.

(b)An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $200.

(c)Each day a utility or other person refuses to allow an agent or employee of a municipality to examine a meter is a separate offense.

Legislative history

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