1. (a) A utility may not suspend service to a trustee or debtor in bankruptcy for failure to pay a bill incurred prior to a bankruptcy filing if the trustee or the debtor pays a deposit under 23 CAR § 455-402(a)(7) within twenty (20) days of the order for relief in bankruptcy (see United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 366).

2. (b)

   1. (1) The utility may not suspend service during that twenty-day period.
   2. (2) If a debtor asks the utility to reconnect service during that twenty-day period, the utility must reconnect.
   3. (3) After the twenty-day period, the utility may suspend service if the customer has not paid a deposit.

Codification Notes: This section was promulgated as Rule 6.03 of the General Service Rules prior to codification in the Code of Arkansas Rules. The United States Bankruptcy Code is codified as Title 11 of the United States Code.