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i 40 ®• Hutchinson Utilities, Inc. Original Sheet 12.0 Sewer Tariff RULES AND REGULATIONS (CONT) 8.0 PAYMENTS AND TERMINATION OF SERVICE (CONT) C. Deposits Any applicant or Customer, whose financial responsibility is not establihsed to the satisfaction of the Company, may be required to make a cash deposit to secure the payment of bills up to an amount equal to the total of the charges for service for three billing periods. The fact that a deposit has been made shall in no ,jay relieve the applicant or Customer from complying with the Tariff regulations for prompt payment of bills on presentation. Each applicant or Customer from whom a deposit is collected shall be given a certificate of deposit evidencing the deposit and containing the terms and conditions applicable to deposits. The Company will pay interest on Customer's deposit at the rate of 8% per annum. The payment of interest will be made once a year as a credit on regular bills, and on final bills when service is discontinued. No Customer depositor will receive interest on his deposit until he has received at least six months of continuous sewer service, in which case, interest will then be paid from date of the commencement of service. After a residential customer has establihsed a satisfactory payment record and has had continuous service for a period of 25 months, the Company shall refund the Customer's deposit provided the Customer has not, in the preceding 12 months, (a) made more than one late payment of the bill, (b) paid with a check refused by a bank, (c) been disconnected for non-payment, or at any time, (d) used service in a fraudulent or unauthorized manner. Nothing in this rule shall prohibit the Company from refunding a deposit in less than 25 months. Effective: August 1, 1984 Issued by: Louis P. Aiello, President