Terms Used In Kansas Statutes > Chapter 66 > Article 16 - Tampering With Utility Equipment and Service; Civil Penalties

• 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.
• Customer: means the person in whose name a utility service is provided. See Kansas Statutes 66-1601
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Person: means any individual, partnership, firm, association or corporation. See Kansas Statutes 66-1601
• Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
• Reconnection: means the commencement of utility service, other than by a utility, to a customer or other person after service has been discontinued by the utility. See Kansas Statutes 66-1601
• Telecommunication service: means any telephone service or the transmission of a message, signal or other communication by telephone or telegraph or over telephone or telegraph facilities. See Kansas Statutes 66-1601
• Utility: means any "public utility" as defined in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 66-1601
• Utility service: means the provision of electricity, gas, water, telecommunication or any other service or commodity furnished by the utility for compensation. See Kansas Statutes 66-1601