1. A. Request For Test.

   1. (1) Upon request by a customer and at no charge, the utility shall test the accuracy of the meter serving the customer.
   2. (2) A utility may not perform a customer-requested meter test more than once during an 18-month period.

   3. (3) A customer-requested test may be performed at:

      1. (a) The metering location;
      2. (b) The utility's meter shop; or
      3. (c) An approved meter shop.
2. B. Customer May Observe. The customer, or his representative, may be present when the meter is tested.
3. C. Report to Customer. A report of the results of the test shall be made to the customer within a reasonable time after the completion of the test, and a record of the report, together with a complete record of the test, shall be kept on file at the office of the utility for at least 3 years.

Authority: Public Utilities Article, §§2-121, 5-101, 7-301, and 7-302, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: May 22, 1942 (Order No. 38330)

Chapter revised effective May 18, 1960 (Order No. 54348)

Chapter revised effective June 1, 1965 (Order No. 55819)

Regulations .04A and .07F amended effective October 1, 1967 (Order No. 56893)

Regulation .04 amended effective January 23, 1981 (8:2 Md. R. 117)

Regulation .07B amended effective September 2, 1991 (18:17 Md. R. 1921)

Chapter revised effective June 2, 1997 (24:11 Md. R. 795)