25 C.F.R. Subpart D—Billing, Payments, and Collections
Title 25 - Indians
(a) Metered customers. The utility shall render bills at monthly intervals unless otherwise provided in special contracts. Bills shall be based on the applicable rate schedule(s). Unless otherwise determined, the amount of energy and/or power demand used by the customer shall be as determined from the register on the utility's meter at the customer's point of delivery. A reasonable estimate of the amount of energy and/or power demand may be made by the utility in the event a meter is found with the seal broken, the utility's meter fails, utility personnel are unable to obtain actual meter registrations, or as otherwise agreed by the customer and the utility. Estimates shall be based on the pattern of the customer's prior consumption, or on an estimate of the customer's electric load where no billing history exists. (b) Unmetered customers. Bills shall be determined and rendered as provided in the customer's special contract. (c) Service fee billing. The utility shall render service fee bills to the customer(s) as a special billing. Payments shall be made in person or by mail to the utility's office designated in the operations manual. The utility may refuse, for cause, to accept personal checks for payment of bills. The utility shall attempt collection on checks returned by the customer's bank due to insufficient funds or other cause. An administrative fee shall be charged for each collection action taken by the utility other than court proceedings. An unredeemed check shall cause the customer's account to become delinquent, which may be cause for discontinuance of service. Only legal tender, a cashier's check, or a money order shall be accepted by the utility to cover an unredeemed check and associated charges.
Title 25: Indians
PART 175—INDIAN ELECTRIC POWER UTILITIES
Subpart D—Billing, Payments, and Collections
§ 175.30 Billing.
§ 175.31 Methods and terms of payment.
§ 175.32 Collections.
