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FOREWORD
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS AND ZONING
CHAPTER 1A CITY OF LOS ANGELES ZONING CODE
CHAPTER II* LICENSES, PERMITS, BUSINESS REGULATIONS
ARTICLE 1 BUSINESS TAXES
ARTICLE 1.1 TELEPHONE, ELECTRICITY AND GAS USERS TAX
ARTICLE 1.2 1984 OLYMPIC GAMES TICKET DISTRIBUTION TAX
ARTICLE 1.3 COMMERCIAL TENANT’S OCCUPANCY TAX
ARTICLE 1.5 USE TAX [Suspended]
ARTICLE 1.6 UNIFORM SALES AND USE TAX
ARTICLE 1.7 TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX
ARTICLE 1.8 CIGARETTE TAX ORDINANCE
ARTICLE 1.9 REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX
ARTICLE 1.10 DWELLING UNIT CONSTRUCTION TAX
ARTICLE 1.11 PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX
ARTICLE 1.12 TAX PENALTY AMNESTY OF 2020
ARTICLE 1.13 RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT TAX
ARTICLE 1.14 SPECIAL FIRE SAFETY AND PARAMEDIC COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT TAX
ARTICLE 1.15 PARKING OCCUPANCY TAX
ARTICLE 1.16 SPECIAL POLICE COMMUNICATIONS / 911 SYSTEM TAX
ARTICLE 1.17 ENTERPRISE ZONE HIRING TAX CREDIT VOUCHER APPLICATION FEES
ARTICLE 2 DEFINITIONS - AUTHORITY AND PROCEDURE - REVOCATION OF PERMITS
ARTICLE 6 BICYCLES AND VEHICLES
ARTICLE 8 ADVERTISING
ARTICLE 9 REPOSSESSION OF MOTOR VEHICLES - PERMIT REQUIREMENTS
CHAPTER III PUBLIC HEALTH CODE
CHAPTER IV PUBLIC WELFARE
CHAPTER V PUBLIC SAFETY AND PROTECTION
CHAPTER VI PUBLIC WORKS AND PROPERTY
CHAPTER VII TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER VIII TRAFFIC
CHAPTER IX BUILDING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER X BUSINESS REGULATIONS
CHAPTER XI NOISE REGULATION
CHAPTER XII THE WATER CONSERVATION PLAN OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES
CHAPTER XIII THE EMERGENCY ENERGY CURTAILMENT PLAN OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES
CHAPTER XV RENT STABILIZATION ORDINANCE
CHAPTER XVI HOUSING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER XVII RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE USE OF THE LOS ANGELES AIRPORTS
CHAPTER XVIII EMPLOYEE WAGES AND PROTECTIONS
CHAPTER XIX ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
CHAPTER XX COVID-19 PROTECTION AND RECOVERY*
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Chapter 1A City of Los Angeles Zoning Code
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SEC. 21.5.08. PERSONAL PROPERTY – TAX LIABILITY.
 
   Every person using or otherwise consuming in this City tangible personal property purchased from a retailer is liable for the tax; provided, however, no tax shall be due hereunder if the tax imposed by Section 21.199 of this Code has been paid on the sale of such property. The person’s liability is not extinguished until the tax has been paid to this City, except that a receipt from a retailer, authorized pursuant to Section 21.5.07 given to the purchaser pursuant to Section 21.5.09 hereof, is sufficient to relieve the purchaser from further liability for the tax to which the receipt refers.
 
 
SEC. 21.5.09. COLLECTION BY RETAILER.
 
   Every retailer maintaining a place of business in this City who is authorized by the Director of Finance to collect the tax imposed by this article and who makes sales of tangible personal property for use or other consumption in this City not exempted under the provisions of this article, shall collect the tax from the purchaser at the time of making the sale, or, if the use or other consumption of the tangible personal property is not then taxable hereunder, at the time the use or other consumption becomes taxable. Upon collecting the tax the retailer, on demand, shall give to the purchaser a receipt therefor in the manner and form prescribed by the Director of Finance. In all cases in which the tax is not collected by the retailer as aforesaid, the person upon whom such tax is imposed shall pay the same when due to the Director of Finance or the Director’s authorized agent. The tax so collected by the retailer constitutes a debt owed by the retailer to the City and it shall be unlawful for such retailer to fail to pay the same to the City in the manner and at the times elsewhere provided in this article.
 
 
SEC. 21.5.10. SEPARATE LISTING OF TAX.
 
   The tax so collected by the retailer from the purchaser shall be displayed separately from the list price, the price advertised in the premises the marked price or other price on the sales check or other proof of sale.
 
 
SEC. 21.5.11. AGENTS – REGISTRATION OF.
 
   Every retailer selling tangible personal property for use or other consumption in this City and which retailer maintains a place of business in this City or acts through agents located in this City, and which retailer is not registered under the provisions of Section 21.199 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code shall register with the Director of Finance and give the name and address of such agent or agents and offices or other places of business in the City.
 
 
SEC. 21.5.12. EXEMPTED PURCHASES.
 
   In addition to those exemptions contained in Part 1 of Division 2 of the California Revenue and Taxation Code which are incorporated into this article by reference, there shall be excluded from the computation of the tax the sales price of:
 
   (1)   Purchases made by the State of California or by any agency, department, political subdivision, district or municipal corporation thereof.
 
   (2)   (None)
 
   (3)   (None)
 
   (4)   Purchases of motor vehicle fuel, the distribution of which in the State of California is subject to the tax imposed by Part 2 of Division 2 of the California Revenue and Taxation Code, except that users of motor vehicle fuel on which the motor vehicle fuel tax is refunded shall be liable for the tax impose by this article at the time and in the manner herein provided.
 
 
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