Section 16-16 - Report of accidents. Penalties(a) Each public service company, person involved in the transportation of gas, as such terms are defined in section 16-280a, and electric supplier subject to regulation by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall, in the event of any accident attended with personal injury or involving public safety, which was or may have been connected with or due to the operation of its property, or caused by contact with the wires of any public service company or electric supplier, notify the authority thereof, by contacting the chairperson of the authority or the chairperson's designee by telephone or otherwise, as soon as may be reasonably possible after the occurrence of such accident, but not later than twelve hours after the occurrence, unless such accident is a minor accident, as defined by regulations of the authority. Each such person, company or electric supplier shall report such minor accidents to the authority in writing, in summary form, once each month. If notice of such accident, other than a minor accident, is given otherwise than in writing, it shall be confirmed in writing within five days after the occurrence of such accident.(b) Each electric distribution company shall incorporate the information described in section 16-19ee into the monthly report required pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.(c) Any person, company or electric supplier that fails to comply with the provisions of this section shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars for each offense. A violation of the provisions of this section concerning the reporting of accidents, except minor accidents, shall constitute a continued violation, pursuant to section 16-41, for the period from the date the person, company or electric supplier is required to notify the chairperson of the authority by telephone or otherwise of the accident until the date the authority receives such notice in writing. A violation of the provision of this section concerning the reporting of minor accidents shall constitute a continued violation, pursuant to section 16-41, for the period from the date the person, company or electric supplier is required to notify the authority in writing of such minor accident until the date the authority receives such notice in writing.(d) Any restitution ordered by the authority pursuant to section 16-41 for customer equipment or customer property damaged in an accident, including a minor accident, as defined by regulations of the authority, shall equal the replacement value of such equipment or property. The fines imposed in accordance with subsection (c) of this section shall not reduce or limit the amount of any restitution.(e) Any fines or restitution costs paid by an electric distribution company pursuant to subsection (c) or (d) of this section shall not be recoverable through rates.(1949 Rev., S. 5406; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-254; 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 79-610, S. 42; P.A. 80-482, S. 52, 348; P.A. 94-242 , S. 1 , 9 ; P.A. 98-28 , S. 87 , 117 ; P.A. 11-80 , S. 1 .)
Amended by P.A. 23-0102,S. 12 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2023 Regular Session, eff. 6/29/2023.Amended by P.A. 22-0020, S. 5 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2022 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2022.