Sec. 17. (a) The department, in conjunction and coordination with the board, shall establish procedures:

(1) governing the collection and remittance of 911 service prepaid wireless charges in accordance with the procedures established under IC 6-8.1 concerning listed taxes; and

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-8-16.6-17

  • board: refers to the statewide 911 board established by Indiana Code 36-8-16.6-1
  • department: refers to the department of state revenue. See Indiana Code 36-8-16.6-3
  • Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • prepaid wireless telecommunications service: means a prepaid wireless calling service (as defined in Indiana Code 36-8-16.6-7
  • retail transaction: means the purchase of prepaid wireless telecommunications service from a seller for any purpose other than resale. See Indiana Code 36-8-16.6-9
  • seller: means a person that sells prepaid wireless telecommunications service to another person, including a retail merchant that meets the economic threshold under Indiana Code 36-8-16.6-10
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) allowing a seller to document that a sale of prepaid wireless telecommunications service is not a retail transaction.

     (b) A procedure established under subsection (a)(1):

(1) must take into consideration the differences between large and small sellers, including smaller sales volumes; and

(2) may establish lower thresholds for the remittance of 911 service prepaid wireless charges by small sellers.

For purposes of this subsection, a small seller is a seller that sells less than one hundred dollars ($100) of prepaid wireless telecommunications service each month.

     (c) On an annual basis, the board may audit providers to determine compliance with procedures established under subsection (a). Not later than March 1 of the year immediately following an audit, the board shall submit, in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6, a copy of the audit to the general assembly and the budget committee.

As added by P.L.113-2010, SEC.151. Amended by P.L.157-2015, SEC.5; P.L.119-2024, SEC.12.