Rhode Island General Laws 11-35-10. Excessive gas or water charges – False meters
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Every person or corporation who shall willfully collect of any person or persons a larger sum for gas or water than appears to be due on inspection of the meter put in to regulate and register it, or shall willfully furnish a meter that shall not correctly register the quantity of gas or water consumed, shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500).
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 279, § 50; G.L. 1909, ch. 345, § 53; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 53; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 61; G.L. 1956, § 11-35-10.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 11-35-10
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6