What is E-911 Surcharge Money?
E-911 surcharge or the Emergency Telephone System Fund (ETSF) is a means of collecting the funding necessary to implement and maintain an Enhanced 911 system. Many Counties and Municipalities have implemented such surcharges in order to be able to implement E-911. In most cases imposing a surcharge fund is much cheaper for the tax paying community than an increase in taxes in the amount necessary for implementation and maintenance of a state of the art 911 system.
