{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-public-utilities-7-307.4","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Public Utilities § 7–307.4","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.\n(2) “Eligible residential customer” means a residential electric or gas customer who is:\n(i) employed by the federal or State government or a local government in the State; and\n(ii) involuntarily furloughed from work without pay because of a government shutdown, regardless of whether the employee is required to report to work during the furlough.\n(3) “Government shutdown” means a government shutdown that:\n(i) occurs when government funding is unavailable to operate the governmental activities due to the lack of a legislative appropriation or a continuing resolution; and\n(ii) lasts for a period that exceeds 7 consecutive days.\n(b) A public service company may not terminate electric or gas service to an eligible residential customer for nonpayment on a day that a government shutdown is in effect and for 7 days after the government shutdown has ended if the customer contacts the public service company before the date of termination to:\n(1) provide verification that the customer is an employee of the federal, State, or local government affected by the government shutdown; and\n(2) enter into a payment plan to pay any outstanding amount on the customer’s account after the government shutdown ends.\n(c) The Commission may adopt regulations to implement this section.","path":["Article - Public Utilities"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gpu\u0026section=7-307.4","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:00:28Z","sha256":"5154fc0bbfcbcc1d6e098ace822136e5fde404c5e28da13fa19d1a381de84b8f","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-public-utilities-7-307.3","next":"us-md/md.-code-public-utilities-7-308"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}