Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
UTILITIES CODE |
Title 4. DELIVERY OF UTILITY SERVICES |
Subtitle B. PROVISIONS REGULATING DELIVERY OF SERVICES |
Chapter 182. RIGHTS OF UTILITY CUSTOMERS |
Subchapter A. PAYMENT DATE OF UTILITY BILL FOR ELDERLY INDIVIDUAL |
Sec. 182.002. DELAY OF BILL PAYMENT DATE FOR ELDERLY INDIVIDUAL
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(a) On request by an elderly individual, a utility shall delay without penalty the payment date of a bill for providing utility service to that individual until the 25th day after the date the bill is issued.
(b) This subchapter applies only to an elderly individual who:
(1) is a residential customer; and
(2) occupies the entire premises for which a delay is requested.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.