Tennessee § 28-3-303 - Collection or reimbursement for underpayments or overpayments — Gas service.
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§ 28-3-303. Collection or reimbursement for underpayments or overpayments — Gas service.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, if cubic feet for gas service is inaccurately recorded or registered due to equipment failure and results in the customer being undercharged or overcharged, and the customer is unaware of the error, defect or failure, no utility district, municipality, or gas system or company shall be authorized to collect or assess a charge for the unpaid cubic feet or to reimburse the customer for overpayment of such usage, prior to thirty-six (36) months from the date the error is discovered and billed; provided, that if a date certain can be established for such error which is less than thirty-six (36) months, no utility district, municipality, or gas system or company shall be authorized to collect or assess a charge for such usage, or to reimburse the customer for overpayment of such usage, beyond such date. Acts 1989, ch. 411, § 3.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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