Rhode Island General Laws 47-16-1. Forbidding use of metering devices
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Any town or city sealer of weights, measures, and balances shall have authority to condemn and forbid the use of any metering device for the sale of electricity, water, or natural gas in his or her respective town or city, or until the device has been duly tried and sealed, or until the metering device has been equipped with such attachment, contrivance, or apparatus as will insure the correct and proper functioning of the measuring device for the sale of the electricity, water, or natural gas by accurate measurement.
History of Section.
P.L. 1972, ch. 162, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 376, art. 6, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 69; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 29, § 2.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 47-16-1
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9