{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-39-2-1.1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-2-1.1","heading":"Services to new occupants.","body":"No public utility shall refuse to furnish services to new occupants at any premises on the grounds that the previous occupant has vacated the premises without paying the public utility for services furnished, provided that the service is not for the use or benefit of the previous occupant.","path":["Title 39 Public Utilities and Carriers","Chapter 2 Duties of Utilities and Carriers"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE39/39-2/39-2-1.1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:13Z","sha256":"cc204b632f1bf698beb9f4833df7eb367321b2d6d600d390b86247c72bdc1278","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-39-2-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-39-2-1.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}