New Mexico Statutes
§ 62-8-10 — Utility service; seriously ill individuals
New Mexico § 62-8-10
JurisdictionNew Mexico
Ch. 62Electric, Gas and Water Utilities
Art. 8Duties and Restrictions Imposed Upon Public Utilities
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 62-8-10 (2026).
Text
Utility service shall not be discontinued to any residence where a seriously or chronically ill person is residing if the person responsible for the utility service charges does not have the financial resources to pay the charges and if a licensed physician, physician assistant, osteopathic physician, osteopathic physician's assistant or certified nurse practitioner certifies that discontinuance of service might endanger that person's health or life and the certificate is delivered to a manager or officer of the provider of the utility service at least two days prior to the due date of a billing for service. The commission shall provide by rule the procedure necessary to carry out this section.
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Legislative History
1978 Comp., § 62-8-10, enacted by Laws 2000, ch. 88, § 2.
Nearby Sections
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§ 62-1-1
[Incorporation.]§ 62-1-1.1
Foreign corporations; powers§ 62-1-5
[General powers.]§ 62-1-7
[Applicability.]§ 62-10-10
Depositions§ 62-10-11
Certified copies; evidence§ 62-10-12
Recording orders§ 62-10-13
Fees§ 62-10-14
Decisions§ 62-10-15
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 62-8-10, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/62/62-8-10.