Utility users tax in Maywood: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the Maywood Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Maywood's code says

Maywood code What Maywood's code adds
Tax on electricity	4%. Applies: Electricity for service to the person's home; 7% for other uses. § 3-5.505 · code text and at the rate of four (4%) percent for persons using electrical energy for service to the person's residence
Tax on gas	4%. Applies: Gas for service to the person's home; 7% for other uses. § 3-5.506 · code text The tax imposed by this section shall be at the rate of seven (7%) percent for persons or businesses using utility for industrial, commercial or any use other than service to the person's residence
Exemptions	Heads of household aged 62 or older. Applies: For the utility users taxes; apply to the Tax Administrator. § 3-5.518 · code text Sixty-two (62) years old or older; Heads of household who receive supplemental social security benefits. Applies: For the utility users taxes; apply to the Tax Administrator. § 3-5.518 · code text A recipient of supplemental social security benefits.
Tax on water, phone or cable	4%. Applies: Telephone services for the person's home; 7% for other uses. § 3-5.504 · code text and at the rate of four (4%) percent for persons using such services for service to the person's residence

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Maywood's code: 4%. (Electricity for service to the person's home; 7% for other uses.) (§ 3-5.505); 4%. (Gas for service to the person's home; 7% for other uses.) (§ 3-5.506).

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