§ 50.007 DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE FOR DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS; RESTORATION FEE.
   (A)   Any customer whose water and sewer service bill shows that payment is due for the current month and one preceding month shall have his water service discontinued if the account is not paid within 25 days from the billing date indicated on the bill in the greatest state of delinquency.
   (B)   Any customer who has had service disconnected and who applies for restoration of service shall be considered a new customer; provided, however, that the restoration of service for such a customer shall not relieve the customer of any of his or her obligations and liabilities to the City of Asheboro for any and all outstanding balances, specifically including without limitation any assessed fees, still owed to the City of Asheboro as a consequence of the individual’s or entity’s past relationship with the City of Asheboro as a customer of the Water and Sewer Department. Furthermore, the provisions of this division of § 50.007 shall not be construed so as to provide relief from restrictions as to the form of payment that will be accepted from a customer when that customer has had water service discontinued pursuant to divisions (B) and (C) of § 50.006 of this chapter. Prior to the restoration of service to an individual or entity as a new customer under the provisions of this division of § 50.007, such a customer must pay the deposit amount required of a new customer, if the previous deposit was applied to an outstanding balance, plus a minimum of one- half of the total outstanding balance, including any and all service fees and other assessed fees, owed by the individual or entity to the City of Asheboro as a former customer. If a customer makes a partial payment in accordance with this division in order to have service restored at either a previous or a new service address, such a customer shall, prior to the restoration of service, remit to the Water and Sewer Billing Department, in addition to any other fees or charges, a partial payment service fee of $10. The remaining balance of the outstanding debt shall be billed to the customer on the customer’s next billing and shall be subject to collection in the same manner as prescribed for any regular bill. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a customer may not utilize a partial payment to obtain the restoration of service on more than one occasion during any six calendar month period.
   (C)   In addition to the option to institute a civil suit against a debtor to recover amounts owed, when service has been discontinued to a customer and the customer does not remit payment on the delinquent account, the city finance department may submit a claim for the delinquent amount(s) for which the customer is liable to the state’s debt set-off program established under Chapter 105A of the North Carolina General Statutes for recovery against the debtor’s state income tax or state lottery winnings, if any.
(‘69 Code, § 23-6) (Ord. passed 8-4-49; Am. Ord. passed 9-10-64; Am. Ord. passed 5-9-74; Am. Ord. passed 12-5-85; Am. Ord. passed 4-5-90; Am. Ord. passed 5-4-95; Am. Ord. passed 4-9-98; Am. Ord. 59-03, passed 6-5-03; Am. Ord. 29-05, passed 6-9-05; Am. Ord. 27 ORD 6-06, passed 6-20-06; Am. Ord. 39 ORD 06-08, passed 6-24- 08; Am. Ord. 06 ORD 2-09, passed 2-5-09; Am. Ord. 17 ORD 6-15, passed 6-29-15)