The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 24 V.S.A. § 5146)
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§ 5146. Restoration of service
If service has been disconnected or interrupted, the municipality shall within 24
hours restore service upon the customer’s request when the cause for disconnection
of service has been removed or when an agreement has been reached between the ratepayer
and the municipality regarding the dispute that led to the disconnection or when directed
to do so by the selectboard. Restoration of service, to the extent feasible, shall
be done so as to avoid charging ratepayers for overtime wages and other abnormal expenses.
No collection or reconnection fees may be charged for disconnections or interruptions
of service made for reasons of health or safety of the ratepayer or of the general
public. (Added 1977, No. 93; amended 1989, No. 45, § 11.)