Section 10-45-1.5 - Lease or rental defined-ExclusionsFor the purposes of the tax imposed by this chapter, the term, lease or rental, means any transfer of possession or control of tangible personal property or any product transferred electronically for a fixed or indeterminate term for consideration. A lease or rental may include future options to purchase or extend. Lease or rental does not include:
(1) A transfer of possession or control of property under a security agreement or deferred payment plan that requires the transfer of title upon completion of the required payments;(2) A transfer or possession or control of property under an agreement that requires the transfer of title upon completion of required payments and payment of an option price does not exceed the greater of one hundred dollars or one percent of the total required payments; or(3) Providing tangible personal property along with an operator for a fixed or indeterminate period of time. A condition of this exclusion is that the operator is necessary for the equipment to perform as designed. For the purpose of this subdivision, an operator shall do more than maintain, inspect, or set-up the tangible personal property.SL 2003, ch 61, § 2; SL 2008, ch 51, § 6.