The bill amends section 57-40.6-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, which pertains to the collection of assessed communication service fees. It allows assessed communications service providers to retain the actual costs of administration related to fee collection, as well as any charges from telephone exchange access service providers for database management. The maximum retention for these costs is adjusted from five percent to two and one-half percent of the fee collected. Additionally, the bill stipulates that the fee proceeds must be remitted by the assessed communications service provider within thirty days of collection from the subscriber or customer. However, if the provider has fewer than ten subscribers or customers in a jurisdiction, they are permitted to pay the proceeds on a quarterly basis instead of monthly.

Statutes affected:
INTRODUCED: 57-40.6-04
Adopted by the House Finance and Taxation Committee: 57-40.6-04
FIRST ENGROSSMENT: 57-40.6-04
PREFILED: 57-40.6-04