{"code":"RTC","codeName":"Revenue and Taxation Code","section":"6359.45","citation":"Rev. & Tax. Code, § 6359.45","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 2. OTHER TAXES [6001. - 61050.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/revenue-and-taxation-code/division-2"},{"name":"PART 1. SALES AND USE TAXES [6001. - 7176.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/revenue-and-taxation-code/division-2/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4. Exemptions [6351. - 6423.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/revenue-and-taxation-code/division-2/part-1/chapter-4"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. General Exemptions [6351. - 6380.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/revenue-and-taxation-code/division-2/part-1/chapter-4/article-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1468, Sec. 1.   Effective September 26, 1984.   Operative January 1, 1985, by Sec. 4 of Ch. 1468.","effective":"1984-09-26","html":"<p>(a) Any vending machine operator which is a nonprofit, charitable, or educational organization is a consumer of, and shall not be considered a retailer of, tangible personal property which sells at retail for fifteen cents ($0.15) or less and which is actually sold through a vending machine.</p><p>(b) Any library district, municipal library, or county library and any vendor making sales pursuant to a contract with a library district, municipal library, or county library is a consumer of, and shall not be considered a retailer of, photocopies which it sells at retail and which are actually sold through a coin-operated copy machine located at a library facility.</p>","text":"(a) Any vending machine operator which is a nonprofit, charitable, or educational organization is a consumer of, and shall not be considered a retailer of, tangible personal property which sells at retail for fifteen cents ($0.15) or less and which is actually sold through a vending machine. (b) Any library district, municipal library, or county library and any vendor making sales pursuant to a contract with a library district, municipal library, or county library is a consumer of, and shall not be considered a retailer of, photocopies which it sells at retail and which are actually sold through a coin-operated copy machine located at a library facility.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/revenue-and-taxation-code/general-exemptions-6359-45","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}