Question About Credit Card Surcharges In California

google search gives the answer quickly

"California has a law, California Civil Code section 1748.1, that prohibits retailers from adding a surcharge when a consumer chooses to use a credit card instead of paying by cash."

It is a cost of doing business, just one of those things.

Yeah, except the law has been called unconstitutional by a federal court and cannot currently be enforced.

Interesting, thanks for bringing that up.

I see it as something a business should stay away from. I know if I have the option to buy the same thing at about the same price, I will buy from the place that does not add a surcharge.

And on top of that I don't see how you can do it legally. Debit and prepaid cards, regardless of who issues it, can not have a surcharge added. And the surcharge has to be a separate line item on the sales receipt.

Why bother when you can just raise your price 2% or so.

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Cheers,

Rayce