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Section 9. Insufficient Check Fee Upon receipt of the first insufficient check, the customer may be called to redeem the check for a $20.00 penalty if the bill for which check was written is immediately satisfied in full. Should an insufficient check result in late penalties, notice of past due bill, disconnect, or reconnect, all fees for said services set forth herein shall apply. The City may disconnect service upon confirmation that subsequent checks failed to clear for insufficient funds. Section 10. Damaged Services Damage to a service is defined as cutting lock, damaging the eyelets or the hasp on the setter when trying to turn water on illegally or damaging the meter i.e. breaking the register in order to stop the meter from registering usage. A damaged charge is of $100.00 shall be assessed against the account for each separate incident of such damage. If such damage occurs during an attempt to circumvent the metering system, $100.00 shall be assessed against the account in addition to the damage charge of $100.00, as well as the estimated charge for water used. If a customer continues to damage services or continues in an attempt of theft of services, Batesville Water Utilities is authorized to disconnect the service at the main line. If such service is disconnected at the main line, the customer will be required to pay the full cost of setting a new service in addition to all other charges levied to this account in order for service to be restored. Section 11. Water Rate Definitions Hereafter, the following definitions shall apply and be used in interpretation and administration of Batesville water rates, to wit: 11.1 Residential Users are defined as those using waters services in appurtenant to a structure used or designed for use as a dwelling place, whether for single or multiple occupancy, excluding hotels and motels.