[PARTIII.  OTHER PROVISIONS]

 

[§269-71]  Meter tampering.  Any personwho, without permission or authorization from a utility tampers with, damages,destroys, removes, connects, causes to connect, disconnects, or causes to bedisconnected or bypassed any wire, cable, conductor, gas pipe, billing orcollection equipment, or device on any meter, line, conduit, property, orfacilities of a utility for the purpose of using unmetered services, inaddition to any other penalty authorized by law, shall be liable to the utilityfor treble the amount of the value of the utility services used and the damagesor loss of any equipment, property, or facilities of a utility. [L 1982, c 94,§1]

 

Cross References

 

  Criminal tampering of a utility, see §§708-825 to 826.

  Theft of utility services, see §708-839.5.