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Business Taxes Law Guide—Revision 2024

Emergency Telephone Users Surcharge Act

Revenue and Taxation Code

Division 2. Other Taxes
Part 20. Emergency Telephone Users Surcharge Act

Chapter 7. Administration.

Article 2. Disposition of Proceeds

Section 41140


41140. Payment for previous costs. The Office of Emergency Services shall reimburse local agencies, from funds appropriated from the Emergency Telephone Number Account by the Legislature, for amounts not previously compensated for by another governmental agency, which have been paid by agencies for approved incremental costs or to service suppliers or communication equipment companies for the following communications services supplied in connection with the "911" emergency telephone number, provided local agency plans had been approved by the Office of Emergency Services:

(a) A basic system, defined as 911 systems, including, but not limited to, Next Generation 911, and the subsequent technologies, and interfaces needed to deliver 911 voice and data information from the 911 caller to the emergency responder and the subsequent technologies, and interfaces needed to send information, including, but not limited to, alerts and warnings, to potential 911 callers.

(b) A basic system with telephone central office identification.

(c) A system employing automatic call routing.

(d) Approved incremental costs.

History—Stats. 2010, Ch. 404 (AB 2408), in effect January 1, 2011, substituted "California Technology Agency" for "Department of General Services" or "department", deleted "such" twice after "which have been paid by" and after "number, provided", and substituted "telephone" for "phone" after "emergency" in the first sentence, and redesignated former paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) as (a), (b), (c), and (d). Stats. 2013, Ch. 28 (SB 71), in effect June 27, 2013, substituted "Office of Emergency Services" for "California Technology Agency" throughout the section. Stats. 2019, Ch. 54 (SB 96), substituted "A basic system, defined as…to potential 911 callers" for "A basic system." in subdivisions (a).