Maine § 35-A §718 Winter terminations (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 35-A, SECTION 717)

Maine Statutes

§ 35-A §718 — Winter terminations (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 35-A, SECTION 717)

Maine § 35-A §718

Title 35-APUBLIC UTILITIES

Part 1PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

Ch. 7REGULATION AND CONTROL OF PUBLIC UTILITIES

This text of Maine § 35-A §718 (Winter terminations (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 35-A, SECTION 717)) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Maine primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 35-A, § 35-A §718 (2026).

Text

1.Definition. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

2.Notice of winter disconnection. During a disconnection prohibition period, a transmission and distribution utility may not send or deliver, orally, on paper or electronically, to any residential customer of the utility any notice or communication that:

3.Past due accounts; assistance programs. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the notice permitted under subsection 2 to a residential customer from a transmission and distribution utility is deemed a notice of disconnection for the purpose of establishing eligibility for certain emergency assistance programs, including, but not limited to, the emergency general assistance described in Title 2

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1.
Definition.
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.
2.
Notice of winter disconnection.
During a disconnection prohibition period, a transmission and distribution utility may not send or deliver, orally, on paper or electronically, to any residential customer of the utility any notice or communication that:
3.
Past due accounts; assistance programs.
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the notice permitted under subsection 2 to a residential customer from a transmission and distribution utility is deemed a notice of disconnection for the purpose of establishing eligibility for certain emergency assistance programs, including, but not limited to, the emergency general assistance described in Title 22, chapter 1161 and the fuel assistance described in Title 30‑A, chapter 201, subchapter 13.
4.
Violation; penalties.
A transmission and distribution utility that violates this section is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $2,500, payable to the customer to whom the prohibited communication is sent. This penalty is recoverable in a civil action and is in addition to any other remedies to which the customer may be entitled.