Section 42105 Of Part 21.1. Local Prepaid Mobile Telephony Services Collection Act From California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 2. >> Part 21.1.
42105
. (a) The local jurisdiction or local agency that has adopted
an ordinance to impose a local charge that applies to prepaid mobile
telephony service shall be solely responsible for:
(1) Defending any claim regarding the validity of the ordinance in
its application to prepaid mobile telephony service.
(2) Interpreting any provision of the ordinance, except to the
extent specifically superseded by this statute.
(3) Responding to any claim for refund by a customer arising under
subdivision (b), (c), or (d). The claim shall be processed in
accordance with the provisions of the local enactment that allows the
claim to be filed.
(4) Certifying that the local jurisdiction's or local agency's
ordinance applies the local charge to prepaid mobile telephony
services and agreeing to indemnify and hold harmless the board, its
officers, agents, and employees for any and all liability for damages
that may result from collection of the local charge.
(5) Reallocation of local charges as a result of correcting errors
relating to the location of the point of sale of a seller or the
known address of a consumer, for up to two past quarters from the
date of knowledge.
(6) Enforcement, including audits, of the collection and
remittance of local charges by direct sellers pursuant to the local
jurisdiction's or local agency's ordinance.
(b) A consumer may rebut the presumed location of the retail
transaction to the city or county clerk of the local jurisdiction, as
provided in subdivision (b) of Section 42014, by filing a claim and
declaration under penalty of perjury on a form established by the
city or county clerk of the local jurisdiction or local agency
indicating the actual location of the retail sale. The claim shall be
processed in accordance with the provisions of the local enactment
that allows the claim to be filed.
(c) A consumer that is exempt from the local charge under the
local enactment may file a claim for a refund from the local
jurisdiction or local agency in accordance with the refund provisions
of the local enactment that allows the claim to be filed.
(d) In connection with any actions or claims relating to or
arising from the invalidity of a local tax ordinance, in whole or in
part, the seller shall not be liable to any consumer as a consequence
of collecting the tax. In the event a local jurisdiction or local
agency is ordered to refund the tax, it shall be the sole
responsibility of the local jurisdiction or local agency to refund
the tax. In any action seeking to enjoin collection of a local charge
by a seller, in any action seeking declaratory relief concerning a
local charge, in any action seeking a refund of a local charge, or in
any action seeking to otherwise invalidate a local charge, the sole
necessary party defendant in the action shall be the local
jurisdiction or local agency on whose behalf the local charge is
collected, and the seller collecting the local charge shall not be
named as a party in the action. There shall be no recovery from the
state for the imposition of any unconstitutional or otherwise invalid
local charge that is collected pursuant to this part.