Retail Business Must Accept Cash

The bill requires retail establishments that offer goods or services to accept United States currency (cash) to purchase the goods or services, but applies only to:

• Establishments that have an individual accepting payment in person; and
• A transaction in which a security deposit is not placed on a credit card or in which a credit card number is not provided to cover unforeseen damages or expenses.

A violation is a class 2 petty offense punishable by a fine of up to $500.

(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)

(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)