{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-35a-8-1501","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 35A-8-1501","heading":"Moratorium on involuntary termination for nonpayment of utility bills -- Eligibility criteria -- Department to establish and certify.","body":"(1)\n(a) The department shall establish a program for a seasonal moratorium for involuntary termination for nonpayment by residential customers of essential utility bills.\n(b) An essential utility is a utility regulated by the Public Service Commission under Title 54, Public Utilities, which is in the business of the retail distribution of electricity or natural gas.\n(c) A residential customer is a customer defined as in a residential class by the Public Service Commission.\n(2) A residential customer shall meet the following criteria to qualify for the program:\n(a) gross household income is less than 125% of the federal poverty level or the household has suffered a medical or other emergency, loss of employment, or is experiencing other circumstances which have resulted in a substantial loss of income;\n(b) the customer has made application to public and private energy assistance programs;\n(c) the customer is willing to make a good faith effort to pay these utility bills on a consistent basis; and\n(d) any additional information required by the department.\n(3)\n(a) A residential customer may file with a local department office an affidavit attesting eligibility under the criteria in Subsection (2).\n(b) The department shall certify that the customer has met the eligibility requirements and forward a copy of the affidavit to the effected utility.","path":["Title 35A Utah Workforce Services Code","Chapter 35A-8 Housing and Community Development Division","Part 35A-8-15 Moratorium on Involuntary Termination of Utility Services"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title35A/Chapter8/35A-8-S1501.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"1dc91f24d4d6733c092debe30705239ff4ff25ad563e99f11442a7eb2a499a04","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-35a-8-1405","next":"us-ut/utah-code-35a-8-1502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}