Louisiana § RS 29:318 - Electric power consumer agreements
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 29:318 — Electric power consumer agreements, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 29:318. Electric power consumer agreements
A. No provider of electricity shall cease to provide electricity to the residential premises of any residential consumer who is on active duty for nonpayment of electricity provided to the premises.
B. Upon return of a residential consumer from active duty, the provider shall offer the consumer a period equal to at least the period of service on active duty to pay any arrearages incurred during the period of service. The provider shall inform the consumer that, if the period the provider offers presents a hardship to the consumer, the consumer may request a longer period to pay the arrearages. If the provider is a public utility as defined in R.S. 45:1161, the consumer may request the assistance of the Public Service Commission to obtain a longer period. No late payment fees or interest shall be charged to the residential consumer during the period of service or the repayment period.
C. If a provider that is a public utility determines that amounts owed by a residential consumer who is on active duty are uncollectible, the provider may file an application with the Public Service Commission for approval of authority to recover the amounts. The recovery shall be through a rider on the base rates of customers of the provider or through other means as may be approved by the commission, provided that any amount approved to be recovered through a rider or other means shall not be considered by the commission in any subsequent rate determination.
Acts 2005, No. 296, §1, eff. June 29, 2005.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 29:318 cover?
Section RS 29:318 ("Electric power consumer agreements") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. 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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