It is unlawful for any public utility engaged in the manufacture, sale, or lease of any appliance or equipment offered by such public utility for sale to the public to:
(1) Discontinue service to any consumer for failure of such consumer to pay the whole, or any installment, of the purchase price, or rental, of any appliance or equipment sold to such consumer.
(2) Apply to the purchase price or rental, or any part thereof, of any appliance or equipment purchased by, or leased to, a consumer of the service of the public utility, any deposit or other moneys of the consumer in the possession of the public utility. This restriction does not apply to any claims of the public utility against such consumer when such claims arise from damages to meters or other facilities used to measure and ascertain the quantity of service rendered by the public utility.
(3) Employ in the manufacture, sale, or lease of any such appliance or equipment, any property used in, or revenue derived from, the rendering of service to the public, unless separate accounts as to the property used and the costs incurred by, and the revenue derived from, the manufacture, lease, or sale of such appliance or equipment are adopted, used, and kept by the public utility.
(4) Employ in the manufacture, sale, or lease of any such appliance or equipment, the service of any officer or employee engaged in rendering service to the public, unless separate accounts as to the amount paid to such officer or employee, while engaged in the manufacture, lease or sale of such appliance or equipment, and whether any amount be salary, bonus, commission, or expense are adopted, used, and kept by the public utility.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Section 502 - Enforcement proceedings by commission
Section 503 - Enforcement proceedings by Chief Counsel
Section 504 - Reports by public utilities
Section 505 - Duty to furnish information to commission; cooperation in valuing property
Section 506 - Inspection of facilities and records
Section 507 - Contracts between public utilities and municipalities
Section 508 - Power of the commission to vary, reform and revise contracts
Section 509 - Regulation of manufacture, sale or lease of appliances
Section 510 - Assessment for regulatory expenses upon public utilities
Section 511 - Disposition, appropriation and disbursement of assessments and fees
Section 511.1 - Use of Federal funds under energy program
Section 512 - Power of commission to require insurance
Section 512.1 - Power of commission to confiscate, impound and sell vehicles
Section 513 - Public letting of contracts
Section 515 - Construction cost of electric generating units
Section 516 - Audits of certain utilities
Section 517 - Conversion of electric generating units fueled by oil or natural gas
Section 518 - Construction of electric generating units fueled by nuclear energy
Section 519 - Construction of electric generating units fueled by oil or natural gas
Section 521 - Retirement of electric generating units
Section 522 - Expense reduction program
Section 523 - Performance factor consideration
Section 524 - Data to be supplied by electric utilities
Section 525 - Sale of generating units and power
Section 526 - Rejection of rate increase requests due to inadequate quality or quantity of service
Section 527 - Cogeneration rules and regulations
Section 528 - Use of foreign coal by qualifying facilities
Section 529 - Power of commission to order acquisition of small water and sewer utilities