South Carolina § 27-18-90 - Utility service deposits, advance payments, or ordered refunds.
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§ 27-18-90. Utility service deposits, advance payments, or ordered refunds.
(A) A deposit, including any interest thereon, made by a subscriber with a utility to secure payment or any sum paid in advance for utility services to be furnished, less any lawful deductions, that remains unclaimed by the owner for more than one year after termination of the services for which the deposit or advance payment was made is presumed abandoned.
(B) Any sum which a utility has been ordered to refund and which was received for utility services rendered in this State, together with any interest thereon, less any lawful charges, that has remained unclaimed by the person appearing on the records of the utility entitled thereto for more than five years after the date it became payable in accordance with the final determination or order providing for the refund is presumed abandoned.
HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 658, Part II, SECTION 34A.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 27-18-90 ("Utility service deposits, advance payments, or ordered refunds.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. 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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