Or. Admin. Code § 860-036-1430

Current through Register Vol. 64, No. 1, January 1, 2025

Section 860-036-1430 - Late-Payment Charge

(1) A water utility may include a late payment charge in its tariffs or statement of rates that:

(a) May be applied to residential accounts with a past-due balance at the time the water utility prepares the subsequent bill for the next billing cycle;

(b) May be applied to all other accounts with a past-due balance if payment is not received by the bill due date; but

(c) May not be applied to a residential account with a current time-payment plan.

(2) For rate-regulated water utilities, the Commission determines the late-payment rate based on a survey of prevailing market rates for late-payment rates of commercial enterprises. The Commission will advise all rate-regulated water utilities of any change in the rate used to determine late-payment charges on past-due customer accounts.

Or. Admin. Code § 860-036-1430

PUC 1-2017, f. & cert. ef. 1/24/2017

Stat. Auth.: ORS 183, 756, 757

Stats. Implemented: ORS 756.040