Rhode Island General Laws 11-35-20. Termination of service
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Every person or corporation who shall willfully for non-payment of charges cut off, discontinue, or otherwise terminate gas, electric, water, telephone, light, heat, or power service to any domestic or institutional user on either Friday, Saturday, or Sunday or at any time when the office of the person or corporation is not open for business or the day before any legal holiday shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500).
History of Section.
P.L. 1968, ch. 38, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 11-35-20
- 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