75-39. Conditioning services on electric service prohibited.
(a) No municipality or other provider of water or sewer services may offer, or agree to provide, extend, enhance, or accelerate the provision of water or sewer services, or facilities or other municipal services or facilities, to any person in consideration of that person or another person agreeing to receive electric service from the municipality or another electric supplier.
(b) No municipality or other provider of water or sewer services may refuse to provide, or threaten or act to deny, delay, or terminate the provision of, water or sewer services or facilities, or other municipal services or facilities, to any person as a result of, or in an attempt to influence, the choice of an electric supplier by that person or another person.
(c) A violation of this section by any municipality or other provider of water or sewer services shall constitute an unfair method of competition and an unfair act or practice under G.S. 75-1.1. (2005-150, s. 1.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 75 - Monopolies, Trusts and Consumer Protection
Article 1 - General Provisions.
§ 75-1 - Combinations in restraint of trade illegal.
§ 75-1.1 - Methods of competition, acts and practices regulated; legislative policy.
§ 75-2 - Any restraint in violation of common law included.
§ 75-2.1 - Monopolizing and attempting to monopolize prohibited.
§ 75-4 - Contracts to be in writing.
§ 75-8 - Continuous violations separate offenses.
§ 75-9 - Duty of Attorney General to investigate.
§ 75-10 - Power to compel examination.
§ 75-11 - Person examined exempt from prosecution.
§ 75-12 - Refusal to furnish information; false swearing.
§ 75-13 - Criminal prosecution; district attorneys to assist; expenses.
§ 75-14 - Action to obtain mandatory order.
§ 75-15 - Actions prosecuted by Attorney General.
§ 75-15.1 - Restoration of property and cancellation of contract.
§ 75-16 - Civil action by person injured; treble damages.
§ 75-16.2 - Limitation of actions.
§ 75-17 - Lender may not require borrower to deal with particular insurer.
§ 75-18 - Lender may require nondiscriminatory approval of insurer.
§ 75-19 - Violators subject to fine and injunction.
§ 75-20 - Unsolicited checks to secure loans.
§ 75-27 - Unsolicited merchandise.
§ 75-28 - Unauthorized disclosure of tax information; violation a Class 1 misdemeanor.
§ 75-29 - Unfair and deceptive trade names; use of term "wholesale" in advertising, etc.
§ 75-31 - Work-at-home solicitations.
§ 75-32 - Representation of winning a prize.
§ 75-33 - Representation of eligibility to win a prize.
§ 75-34 - Representation of being specially selected.
§ 75-35 - Simulation of checks and invoices.
§ 75-37 - Declaration of State public policy.
§ 75-39 - Conditioning services on electric service prohibited.
§ 75-40 - Deadline for mailing consumer rebates.
§ 75-41 - Contracts with automatic renewal clauses.
§ 75-43 - Solicitation of a fee for copy of recorded documents.