A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT amending the service charge for prepaid wireless telephone service and allowing retail vendors of prepaid wireless telephone service to collect the service charges and remit the amounts to the 911 board.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 62A‑43 reads as rewritten:
"§ 62A‑43.  Service charge for 911 service.
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(b)	Prepaid Wireless. – 		 
The service charge for prepaid wireless telephone service shall be set at one percent (1%) of the retail purchase price of the prepaid wireless telephone service. The 911 Board may adjust the service charge for prepaid wireless telephone service in the manner provided in subsection (d) of this section. Any person or entity selling prepaid wireless telephone service at retail in this State, without regard to whether the prepaid wireless telephone service is represented by a card or other item of tangible personal property transferred by the vendor to the purchaser, shall collect from the subscriber at the retail point of sale the service charge provided for in this section.
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SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2009.