Connecticut General Statutes 16-7 – Right of entry. Penalty
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The utility commissioners of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, or their designees, while engaged in the performance of their duties may, at all reasonable times, enter any premises, buildings, cars, plants or other places belonging to or controlled by any public service company, electric supplier or person involved in the transportation of gas, as such terms are defined in § 16-280a, and any person obstructing or in any way causing to be obstructed or hindered any utility commissioner of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority or employee of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority in the performance of his or her duties shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 16-7
- Authority: means the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority and "department" means the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. See Connecticut General Statutes 16-1
- Electric supplier: means any person, including an electric aggregator or participating municipal electric utility that is licensed by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority in accordance with §. See Connecticut General Statutes 16-1
- Person: means an individual, business, firm, corporation, association, joint stock association, trust, partnership or limited liability company. See Connecticut General Statutes 16-1
- Public service company: includes electric distribution, gas, telephone, pipeline, sewage, water and community antenna television companies and holders of a certificate of cable franchise authority, owning, leasing, maintaining, operating, managing or controlling plants or parts of plants or equipment, but shall not include towns, cities, boroughs, any municipal corporation or department thereof, whether separately incorporated or not, a private power producer, as defined in §. See Connecticut General Statutes 16-1
- Utility commissioner: means a member of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. See Connecticut General Statutes 16-1