Section 1882.3.
Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 1882.3.
in effectThere is a rebuttable presumption that there is a violation of Section 1882.1 if either of the following occurs:
(a)
On premises controlled by the customer or by the person using or receiving the direct benefit of utility service, including through the use of a vehicle, there is either, or both, of the following:
(1)
Any instrument, apparatus, or device primarily designed to be used to obtain utility service without paying the full lawful charge for the utility service.
(2)
A meter that has been altered, tampered with, or bypassed so as to cause no measurement or inaccurate
measurement of utility services.
(b)
A person tampers with or uses a fire hydrant, fire hydrant meter, or fire detector check without authorization to obtain water and without paying the full lawful charge of the water.
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