Alabama § 37-1-49 - Duty of Utility to Render Adequate Service and Maintain Facilities.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 37-1-49 — Duty of Utility to Render Adequate Service and Maintain Facilities., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 37-1-49. Duty of Utility to Render Adequate Service and Maintain Facilities.
Every utility shall maintain its plant, facilities and equipment in good operating condition and shall set up and maintain proper reserves for renewals, replacements and reasonable contingencies. Every utility shall render adequate service to the public and shall make such reasonable improvements, extensions and enlargements of its plants, facilities and equipment as may be necessary to meet the growth and demand of the territory which it is under the duty to serve.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 37-1-49 ("Duty of Utility to Render Adequate Service and Maintain Facilities.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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