California Public Utilities Code 395 – (a) In addition to any other right to revoke an offer, …
(a) In addition to any other right to revoke an offer, residential and small commercial customers of electrical service, as defined in subdivision (h) of Section 331, have the right to cancel a contract for electric service until midnight of the third business day after the day on which the buyer signs an agreement or offer to purchase.
(b) Cancellation occurs when the buyer gives written notice of cancellation to the seller at the address specified in the agreement or offer.
Terms Used In California Public Utilities Code 395
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Public Utilities Code 10
(c) Notice of cancellation, if given by mail, is effective when deposited in the mail properly addressed with postage prepaid.
(d) Notice of cancellation given by the buyer need not take the particular form as provided with the contract or offer to purchase and, however expressed, is effective if it indicates the intention of the buyer not to be bound by the contract.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 854, Sec. 10. Effective September 24, 1996.)