Rhode Island § 47-16-1 § 47-16-1. Forbidding use of metering devices.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 47-16-1 — § 47-16-1. Forbidding use of metering devices.

Rhode Island § 47-16-1

Title 47Weights and measures

Ch. 47-16Public Utilities Metering Devices

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 47-16-1 (2026).

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§ 47-16-1. Forbidding use of metering devices.
Any town or city sealer of weights, measures, and balances shall have authority to
            condemn and forbid the use of any metering device for the sale of electricity, water,
            or natural gas in his or her respective town or city, or until the device has been
            duly tried and sealed, or until the metering device has been equipped with such attachment,
            contrivance, or apparatus as will insure the correct and proper functioning of the
            measuring device for the sale of the electricity, water, or natural gas by accurate
            measurement.
         

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§ 47-16-1. Forbidding use of metering devices.

Any town or city sealer of weights, measures, and balances shall have authority to condemn and forbid the use of any metering device for the sale of electricity, water, or natural gas in his or her respective town or city, or until the device has been duly tried and sealed, or until the metering device has been equipped with such attachment, contrivance, or apparatus as will insure the correct and proper functioning of the measuring device for the sale of the electricity, water, or natural gas by accurate measurement.