(a) Any seller who collects a prepaid wireless E 9-1-1 fee shall remit such fee to the Department of Revenue Services at such time and in such manner as required by chapter 219. The department shall establish registration and payment procedures that substantially coincide with the registration and payment procedures that apply to retail sellers under chapter 219.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 219, a seller who collects a prepaid wireless E 9-1-1 fee may retain one per cent of such fee.

(c) The audit and appeal procedures applicable under chapter 219 shall apply to each prepaid wireless E 9-1-1 fee.

(d) The department shall establish procedures by which a seller of prepaid wireless telecommunications service may document that a sale is not a retail transaction, which procedures shall substantially coincide with the procedures for documenting sale for resale transactions pursuant to section 12-410.

(e) The department shall, not later than thirty days after receiving any prepaid wireless E 9-1-1 fee, transfer such fee to the office of the State Treasurer for deposit into the Enhanced 9-1-1 Telecommunications Fund, established pursuant to section 28-30a. Any revenue from the prepaid wireless E 9-1-1 fee shall be subject to any restrictions provided by section 28-30a. The department may make a one-time deduction of not more than one hundred twenty thousand dollars from such fund and may use said amount to reimburse its direct costs of administering the collection and remittance of prepaid wireless E 9-1-1 fees.

(P.A. 12-153, S. 3; P.A. 13-32, S. 4.)

History: P.A. 12-153 effective January 1, 2013; P.A. 13-32 amended Subsec. (a) to replace “E 9-1-1 charge” with “E 9-1-1 fee”, effective July 1, 2013.