Any provider of telecommunications services in this state that intentionally fails to collect or remit, as may be required, the annual fee imposed pursuant to § 431 of the Public Utilities Code, the universal telephone service surcharge imposed pursuant to Section 879 or 879.5 of the Public Utilities Code, the fee for filing an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity as provided in § 1904 of the Public Utilities Code, or the surcharge imposed pursuant to subdivision (g) of § 2881 of the Public Utilities Code, whether imposed on the provider or measured by the provider’s service charges, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 162, Sec. 124. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2013.)