No water utility defined as a public utility under the provisions of Section 62-3-3 NMSA 1978 shall impose sprinkler standby charges on the owners of structures that contain automatic fire protection sprinkler systems. As used in this section, "sprinkler standby charges" means additional charges imposed by a water utility on owners of structures because the structures are equipped with automatic fire protection sprinkler systems.
§ 62-13-14 NMSA 1978
Prohibition against water utilities imposing additional standby charges on owners of structures containing automatic fire protection sprinkler systems
Known as the Public Utility Act
The act spans §§ 62–62 (21 sections).
Laws 1987, ch. 294, § 1.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.