A. A utility may bring an action for damages or to enjoin any activity against a person who:

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 40-492

  • Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, firm, association or corporation. See Arizona Laws 40-491
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Reconnection: means the restoration of utility service to a customer or other person after service has been legally disconnected by the utility. See Arizona Laws 40-491
  • tampering: means any of the following if committed against property that is owned or operated by the utility for transmission or distribution:

    (a) Rearranging, damaging, altering, interfering with or otherwise preventing the performance of a normal or customary function of utility property. See Arizona Laws 40-491

  • Utility: means any public service corporation, licensed cable television system or video service network, telephone line or telegraph line corporation or person engaged in the generation, transmission or delivery of electricity, gas, telephone, cable television, telegraph or water service, including this state or any political subdivision or agency of this state. See Arizona Laws 40-491
  • Utility service: means the provision of services or commodities by the utility for compensation. See Arizona Laws 40-491

1. Makes a connection or reconnection with property owned or used by the utility to provide utility service without the authorization or consent of the utility.

2. Prevents a utility meter or other device used to determine the charge for utility services from accurately performing its measuring function.

3. Tampers with property owned or used by the utility.

4. Uses or receives the utility services without the authorization or consent of the utility and knows or has reason to know of the unlawful diversion, tampering or connection.

B. A utility need not suffer or be threatened with monetary damages to bring an action to enjoin any activity under this article.

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