Minnesota Legislature
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
Minnesota Administrative Rules
7820.4700 WHEN DEPOSIT OR PAYMENT GUARANTEE IMPERMISSIBLE.
A utility shall not require a deposit or a guarantee of payment based upon income, home ownership, residential location, employment tenure, nature of occupation, race, color, creed, sex, marital status, age, national origin, or any other criterion which does not bear a reasonable relationship to the assurance of payment of which is not authorized by this chapter. No utility shall use any credit reports other than those reflecting the purchase of utility services to determine the adequacy of a customer's credit history without the permission in writing of a customer. Any credit history so used shall be mailed to the customer in order to provide the customer an opportunity to review the data. Refusal of a customer to permit use of a credit rating or credit service other than that of a utility shall not affect the determination of the utility as to that customer's credit history.
Published Electronically:
October 9, 2008
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes