§ 938 Attorney fees taxed as costs in certain actions relating to public utilities.

If you take legal action about being overcharged for services like water, sewer, garbage, electricity, or natural gas, and you win your case, the court can order the other side to pay your attorney fees. This also applies if the case is about whether someone has the right to receive one of these services in the first place.

The winning side doesn't have to cover their own legal costs. Instead, the judge decides what a fair attorney fee would be, and that amount gets added to the costs the losing side has to pay. This rule helps make sure people aren't stuck paying legal fees out of pocket just to fix a billing problem or fight for access to basic utility services.

This protection applies whether you're the customer bringing the claim or the utility company defending itself, since the rule simply says the "prevailing party" gets the fee. Whoever wins the case is entitled to have their attorney costs covered by the other side.