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Delinquency and service protection

Understand the shut-off process before it reaches your door

The safest time to ask about a past-due balance, payment arrangement, or hardship protection is before the final notice. This page translates the provider’s published rules into a practical checklist.

Notice and timing

How delinquency is handled

Grace period after the due date

Payment is due by the 15th. A 10% penalty is assessed after the 15th; if payment has not been received by the 25th, service will be disconnected. The effective window is ten days from the due date to the cutoff date.

Late-fee calculation

A 10% penalty is added to the balance after the 15th. Service restoration after nonpayment requires the full bill plus a $30 reconnect fee. Customers may receive up to two extensions per calendar year if they pay half the balance before disconnection and sign an agreement to pay the remainder by month-end.

Disconnection timeline

Monthly bill due by the 15th; 10% penalty after the 15th; service disconnects if payment has not been received by the 25th. Full balance plus the $30 reconnect fee is required for restoration. Two annual extensions may defer cutoff when half the balance is paid and the remainder is documented for payment by month-end.

Statutory warning protocol

What notice should you expect?

The City publishes the due date and the 25th cutoff date and allows payment extensions under a signed agreement. The reviewed current page does not specify a mailed notice, automated call/text sequence, paper color, or door-hanger protocol.

If a notice seems wrong

Document the account balance, payment confirmation, notice date, and any household medical or accessibility concern. Then call the provider using the contact information on its official bill or profile before the stated deadline.

Restoring service

Reconnection costs and timing

$30 reconnect fee after nonpayment, in addition to the full outstanding balance. No separate after-hours reconnection fee is published; after-hours service problems are directed to the sheriff at 830-780-3931.

Need a payment arrangement?

Ask before the shut-off date

Tell the customer-service representative that you are responding to a delinquency notice and ask specifically about installment plans, hardship protection, charity referrals, and the amount required to stop the disconnection order.

Customer protection guide

What to do when a bill becomes urgent

A delinquency notice from City of Karnes City Utility Billing Department should be treated as a time-sensitive account document. Read the exact due date, amount required, notice method, and contact instructions on the notice, then compare them with the provider details in this guide.

If you have already paid, gather the confirmation number and posting date. If you cannot pay the full amount, call before the stated shut-off date and ask about arrangements, hardship protections, agency referrals, and the minimum amount needed to pause action.

Keep the conversation specific: ask what will stop the order, when the payment must post, whether a reconnection fee applies, and whether the utility requires a separate request for medical, accessibility, or household-protection status.

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