Section Puc 1203.08 - Penalties and Charges(a) Subject to the following requirements, a utility may charge and collect a late payment charge for overdue bills of all non-financial hardship customers: (1) A late payment charge may be imposed only after the due date printed on the bill; (2) The date of payment to the utility's authorized agent shall be considered the payment date for purposes of this section; and(3) A customer claiming financial hardship under this section shall provide evidence of financial hardship to the utility on an annual basis.(b) The late payment charge on any overdue bill shall not exceed the amount set forth in the utility's tariff approved by the commission.(c) The commission shall approve proposed late payment charges if the utility demonstrates that the proposed charge does not exceed the actual costs incurred by the utility due to lateness.(d) To demonstrate that a proposed charge does not exceed costs, the utility shall provide the commission with:(1) Aggregate carrying cost information;(2) Aggregate administrative cost information; and(3) Other relevant information in the aggregate or with respect to the individual customer.(e) A utility may impose a charge on a customer account whenever a check or draft presented for payment of service is not accepted by the institution on which it is written.(f) The amount of the charge permitted by (e), above, shall be the greater of $5 or the actual administrative cost of recovery as specified in the utility's tariff.N.H. Admin. Code § Puc 1203.08
#6245, eff 5-14-96; ss by #7692, eff 5-25-02; ss by #8192, eff 10-22-04; ss by #9990, eff 9-16-11
Amended by Volume XL Number 19, Filed May 7, 2020, Proposed by #13031, Effective 6/9/2020, Expires 6/9/2030.