§ 433 Public Utility Fee Payments

Public Utilities Code·California

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•Small public utilities (making $750,000 or less per year) pay their fee once a year by January 15.
•Bigger public utilities pay their fee four times a year: in July, October, January, and April.
•The fee must be paid on time to the commission.

Example

A small local water company makes $700,000 a year.

This company must pay its fee once a year, and it has to do it by January 15. If it makes more than $750,000, it would have to pay every few months instead.

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§ 433 Public Utility Fee Payments

Except as provided in Section 404, every public utility subject to Section 431 shall make payment of the required fee in accordance with the following schedule: (a) Every public utility with annual gross intrastate revenues of seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) or less shall make payment of the fee to the commission on an annual basis on or before January 15. (b) Every other public utility not subject to subdivision (a) shall make payment of the fee to the commission on a quarterly basis between the first and 15th days of July, October, January, and April. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 323, Sec. 71. Effective July 1, 1983.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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utility commission effective july accordance

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 433.

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