(A) A subscriber shall not be considered delinquent in payment until at least 30 days after the posting of the bill to the subscriber and payment has not been received by the franchisee. Before disconnection of a subscriber's cable service (either physically or electronically) takes place, the following must occur: the subscriber must in fact be delinquent in payment of cable service; and at least eight days have elapsed after mailing a written notice of impending disconnection or five days after personal service of such notice.
(B) The receipt of a bad check from a subscriber, in response to a written notice of disconnection, does not constitute payment, and the franchisee need not give the subscriber further notice prior to disconnecting cable service. A franchisee may add a collection charge to the subscriber's bill as long as it does not exceed any state or local law limits. Except in the case of a disconnection and unless authorized by the subscriber, a franchisee shall not apply a security deposit on the rental or lease of a specific piece of equipment in order to satisfy a subscriber's past due or delinquent account.
(Ord. 96-9, passed 2-26-1996)