<html> <head> <title>Rule 20:10:19:03 Means of establishing credit.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 20:10:19:03"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 20:10:19:03 Means of establishing credit."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>20:10:19:03.&nbsp;&nbsp;Means of establishing credit.</b> A utility shall determine the credit standing of an applicant for service by referring to information about the applicant's prior residential energy usage and bill payment experience if the applicant has had service before. Such information shall be the primary factor in decisions regarding satisfactory or unsatisfactory credit and deposit amounts. In the case of unknown credit, other credit information can be supplied by the applicant to be used by the utility to establish satisfactory credit for the applicant. The utility shall inform the applicant of the right to provide such information to establish satisfactory credit.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 3 SDR 2, effective July 19, 1976; 12 SDR 86, effective November 24, 1985; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b>SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=49-34A-4">49-34A-4.</A></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b>SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=49-34A-3">49-34A-3</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=49-34A-4">49-34A-4</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=49-34A-27">49-34A-27.</A></p> </div> </body> </html>