A rebuttable presumption that there is a violation of section 40-492 arises if either:

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 40-494

  • Customer: means the person in whose name a utility service is provided. See Arizona Laws 40-491
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, firm, association or corporation. 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. An instrument, apparatus or device installed to obtain utility service without paying the full charge is found attached to the meter or other device used to provide the utility service on the premises controlled by the customer or by the person using or receiving the utility service.

2. A meter was altered, tampered with or bypassed resulting in no measurement or inaccurate measurement of utility services.