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ERMU shall have the authority to establish rates and charges for the <br />provision of electric services. 0 <br />DIVISION 4. PROHIBITIONS AND PENALTIES <br />Section 78 -341. Meter Tampering. <br />No customer of ERMU, or any other person not authorized by ERMU, <br />shall at any time attempt to connect or disconnect electrical service to a property, <br />nor shall any person break the seal on a meter, remove a meter, reverse the meter <br />direction, add additional equipment that bypasses an electric meter, set a bypass <br />arm up instead of down, or in any other way tamper or interfere with an electric <br />meter or the operation of an electric meter. <br />Section 78 -351. Penalties. <br />Violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter 78, Article IV of the Elk <br />River City Code of Ordinances will be cause for ERMU to discontinue electric <br />service to the customer or property where the violation has occurred. In addition, <br />customers or persons who have violated Section 78 -341, Meter Tampering, shall <br />be subject to a $250 civil penalty and shall be liable to ERMU for all of ERMU's <br />cost to repair its facilities, including costs of mobilization to the address where <br />the repair is necessary. Violations of Section 78 -341 shall also be a misdemeanor <br />offense under the provisions of this City Code of the City of Elk River. • <br />Section 2. That this Ordinance shall take effect upon publication as provided by law. <br />Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Elk River this 11th day of <br />October , 2010. <br />Steph ie Klinzing <br />Mayor <br />ATTEST: <br />Tina Allard <br />City Clerk <br />GP:2841320 vi • <br />