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Utility users tax in Vernon

Vernon'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 Vernon Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Vernon's code says

Vernon code What Vernon's code adds
Tax on electricity
  • The electricity tax is 6% of the charges.
    § 3.16.050 · code text
    There is hereby imposed a tax upon every person using electrical energy in the City at the rate of six percent of the electrical charges made for such electrical energy.
Tax on gas
  • The gas tax is 6% of the charges.
    § 3.16.060 · code text
    There is hereby imposed a tax upon every person using gas, including natural or manufactured gas or any alternative hydrocarbon fuel which may be substituted therefor, in the City which is delivered through mains, pipes or mobile transport at the rate of six percent of the gas charges made for such gas.
Tax on water, phone or cable
  • The telecommunications tax is 6% of the charges.
    Applies: Telecommunications services.
    § 3.16.080 · code text
    There is hereby imposed a tax upon every person using telecommunications services at the rate of six percent of the telecommunications charges made for such telecommunications services.

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Does Vernon charge a utility users tax?

Vernon's code: The electricity tax is 6% of the charges. (§ 3.16.050); The gas tax is 6% of the charges. (§ 3.16.060).

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