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Utility users tax in Pico Rivera

Pico Rivera's own rules on utility users tax, with the code text for every value.

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

What Pico Rivera's code says

Pico Rivera code What Pico Rivera's code adds
Tax on electricity
  • 4.5% of electricity charges.
    § 3.52.030 · code text
    The tax imposed by this section shall be at a rate of four and one-half percent of the charges made for such electricity
Tax on gas
  • 4.5% of gas charges.
    § 3.52.040 · code text
    The tax imposed by this section shall be at the rate of four and one-half percent of the charges made for such gas
Exemptions
  • People accepted for lifeline telephone service are exempt.
    Applies: Telephone users tax.
    § 3.52.020 · code text
    Notwithstanding the foregoing, the tax shall not apply to any individual who qualifies, and has been accepted, for "lifeline telephone service" as such criteria is established by the California Public Utilities Commission pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 873 et seq.
Tax on water, phone or cable
  • 5% of all telephone communication charges.
    Applies: Telephone users tax from 2005; a 2009 chapter sets 4.5% for communication services.
    § 3.52.020 · code text
    The tax imposed by this section shall be at the rate of five percent of all charges made for such telephone communication services.
  • 4.5% of the charges.
    Applies: Communication services, including video services.
    § 3.50.040 · code text
    The tax imposed by this section shall be at the rate of four and one-half percent of the charges made for such services and shall be collected from the service user by the communication services supplier or its billing agent.

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Does Pico Rivera charge a utility users tax?

Pico Rivera's code: 4.5% of electricity charges. (§ 3.52.030); 4.5% of gas charges. (§ 3.52.040).

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