Esta ley habla sobre cómo se deben usar los servicios de electricidad, agua y gas. Si alguien intenta robar o manipular esos servicios sin permiso, está cometiendo un fraude.
Es como si alguien se conectara ilegalmente a la red eléctrica de su vecino para no pagar su propia cuenta. Eso no solo es injusto, sino que también es ilegal.
Imagina que Juan vive en un edificio y decide conectar su departamento a la línea de agua de su vecino sin avisarle. Esto no solo es deshonesto, sino que también podría traerle problemas legales si la compañía de agua lo descubre.
RCW 9A.61.010 - Definitions The definitions set forth in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Customer" means the person in whose name a utility service is provided.(2) "Divert" means to change the intended course or path of electricity, gas, or water without the authorization or consent of the utility.(3) "Person" means an individual, partnership, firm, association, or corporation or government agency.(4) "Reconnection" means the commencement of utility service to a customer or other person after service has been lawfully disconnected by the utility.(5) "Tamper" means to rearrange, injure, alter, interfere with, or otherwise prevent from performing the normal or customary function.(6) "Utility" means an electrical company, gas company, or water company as those terms are defined in RCW 80.04.010, and includes an electrical, gas, or water system operated by a public agency.(7) "Utility service" means the provision of electricity, gas, water, or any other service or commodity furnished by the utility for compensation. RCW 9A.61.020 - Defrauding a public utility "Defrauding a public utility" means to commit, authorize, solicit, aid, abet, or attempt to:(1) Divert, or cause to be diverted, utility services by any means whatsoever;(2) Make, or cause to be made, a connection or reconnection with property owned or used by the utility to provide utility service without the authorization or consent of the utility;(3) Prevent a utility meter or other device used in determining the charge for utility services from accurately performing its measuring function by tampering or by any other means;(4) Tamper with property owned or used by the utility to provide utility services; or(5) Use or receive the direct benefit of all or a portion of the utility service with know
El fraude incluye cosas como desviar servicios, manipular medidores o conectarse sin permiso a las líneas de servicios públicos. Cualquier intento de usar estos servicios sin autorización es ilegal.
Un 'cliente' es la persona a la que se le proporciona un servicio público, como electricidad o agua, a su nombre.
La reconexión del servicio se refiere a restablecer el suministro después de que se ha desconectado de manera legal. Debes seguir los procedimientos establecidos por la compañía de servicios.
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