Section 42101.5 Of Part 21.1. Local Prepaid Mobile Telephony Services Collection Act From California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 2. >> Part 21.1.
42101.5
. (a) On and after January 1, 2016, a local charge imposed
by a local agency on prepaid mobile telephony services shall be
collected from the prepaid consumer by a seller at the same time and
in the same manner as the prepaid MTS surcharge is collected under
Part 21 (commencing with Section 42001) if, on or before September 1,
2015, the local agency shall enter into a contract with the board
for the board to perform the functions set forth in Section 42103. In
the contract, the local agency shall: (1) certify to the board that
its ordinance applies its local charge to prepaid mobile telephony
services and that the local agency agrees to indemnify, and hold and
save harmless, the board, its officers, agents, and employees for any
and all liability for damages that may result from collection
pursuant to the contract; and, (2) certify to the board the amount of
the local 911 charge, as set out in Section 42102.5, or the
applicable tiered rate for a utility user tax, as set out in Section
42102.
(b) In the event that a local agency adopts a new local charge
that is imposed on prepaid mobile telephony services after September
1, 2015, the local agency shall enter into a contract with the board
to perform the functions set forth in Section 42103, on or before
December 1, with collection of the local charge to commence April 1
of the next calendar year. In the contract, the local agency shall
certify to the board: (1) that its ordinance applies its local charge
to prepaid mobile telephony services and that the local agency
agrees to indemnify, and hold and save harmless, the board, its
officers, agents, and employees for any and all liability for damages
that may result from collection pursuant to the contract; and, (2)
the amount of the local 911 charge, as set out in Section 42102.5, or
the applicable tiered rate for a utility user tax, as set out in
Section 42102.
(c) In the event that a local agency increases its local charge
after September 1, 2015, the local agency shall provide the board
with written notice of the increased local charge on or before
December 1, with collection of the local charge to commence April 1
of the next calendar year.
(d) In the event that a local agency reduces or eliminates a local
charge on prepaid mobile telephony services, the local agency shall
provide the board with written notice pursuant to subdivision (c) of
Section 42010.
(e) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), through and including
December 31, 2015, a prepaid MTS provider may elect to remit the
local charge to the appropriate local taxing jurisdiction based on
the applicable tax rate of Section 42102, Section 42102.5, or both,
and those remittances shall be deemed to be in full compliance with
the local ordinance imposing a local charge on prepaid mobile
telephony service.