Public Utilities Code section 780

No electrical, gas, heat, or water corporation shall, by reason of delinquency in the payment of its charges, terminate service on any Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday, or at any time during which the business offices of the corporation are not open to the public.

Source: Section 780, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PUC§ionNum=780. (updated Jan. 1, 1985; accessed Nov. 3, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/public_utilities_code_section_780

Original Source: Section 780, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PUC§ionNum=780. (last accessed May 12, 2025).