Section 394.3 Of Article 12. Consumer Protection From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 1. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 2.3. >> Article 12.
394.3
. To carry out essential elements of a sustainable and
effective consumer protection program in connection with electric
service providers offering electrical service to residential and
small commercial customers as intended by the Legislature in this
article, the following shall apply:
(a) The commission shall collect a registration fee of one hundred
dollars ($100) from electric service providers required to register
under this article, and deposit the fee proceeds in the Public
Utilities Reimbursement Account established under Section 402.
(b) The commission shall annually determine the costs of
administering the registration program and other facets of consumer
protection directly related to the direct access transactions of
electric service providers. The commission shall collect only those
costs not already being collected elsewhere. A registrant who fails
to submit to the commission a required fee or a piece of information
upon which fees are calculated within 30 days of billing shall be
subject to a 15-percent penalty.