Cal. Civil Code § 1882.3
Cal. Civil Code § 1882.3
California · California Civil Code · Status: effective · Effective 2026-01-01
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- Cal. Civil Code § 1882.3, California, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/788063
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There is a rebuttable presumption that there is a violation of Section 1882.1 if either of the following occurs:
(a) On premises controlled by the customer or by the person using or receiving the direct benefit of utility service, including through the use of a vehicle, there is either, or both, of the following:
(1) Any instrument, apparatus, or device primarily designed to be used to obtain utility service without paying the full lawful charge for the utility service.
(2) A meter that has been altered, tampered with, or bypassed so as to cause no measurement or inaccurate measurement of utility services.
(b) A person tampers with or uses a fire hydrant, fire hydrant meter, or fire detector check without authorization to obtain water and without paying the full lawful charge of the water.