§ 56.31. Policy statement.

 An essential ingredient of the credit and deposit policies of each utility shall be the equitable and nondiscriminatory application of those precepts to potential and actual ratepayers throughout the service area without regard to the economic character of the area or any part thereof. Deposit policies shall be based upon the credit risk of the individual applicant or ratepayer rather than the credit history of the affected premises or the collective credit reputation or experience in the area in which he lives and without regard to race, sex, age over 18, national origin or marital status.

   The provisions of this §  56.31 adopted June 16, 1978, effective June 17, 1978, 8 Pa.B. 1655.