Section 42012 Of Chapter 2. The Prepaid Mobile Telephony Services Surcharge From California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 2. >> Part 21. >> Chapter 2.
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. (a) For purposes of this section, "state lifeline program"
means the program furnishing lifeline voice communication service
pursuant to the Moore Universal Telephone Service Act (Article 8
(commencing with Section 871) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 1 of
the Public Utilities Code).
(b) The purchase in a retail transaction in this state of prepaid
mobile telephony services, either alone or in combination with mobile
data or other services, by a consumer is exempt from the prepaid MTS
surcharge if all of the following apply:
(1) The prepaid consumer is certified as eligible for the state
lifeline program or federal lifeline program.
(2) The seller is authorized to provide lifeline service under the
state lifeline program or federal lifeline program.
(3) The exemption is applied only to the amount paid for the
portion of the prepaid mobile telephony service that the lifeline
program specifies is exempt from the surcharges and fees that
comprise the prepaid MTS surcharge.