{"data":{"id":"us-ca/rtc-40019","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"RTC § 40019","heading":"","body":"Every electric utility making sales of electrical energy to consumers in this state shall collect the surcharge from each consumer, other than a consumer that is an electric utility, at the time it collects its billings from the consumer for the electrical energy sold; provided, the duty to collect the surcharge from a consumer shall commence with the beginning of the first regular billing period applicable to that person which starts on or after the operative date of this part.","path":["Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC","DIVISION 2. OTHER TAXES [6001. - 61050.]","PART 19. ENERGY RESOURCES SURCHARGE LAW [40001. - 40216.]","CHAPTER 2. The Surcharge [40016. - 40036.]","ARTICLE 1. Imposition of Surcharge [40016. - 40025.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"f6e789109916cb4665e1cc34dcee5d0b7cba0d480a7e2e668d2f1dc158c48402","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/rtc-40018","next":"us-ca/rtc-40019.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}