(1) A person selling or offering for sale consumer goods or services at retail is prohibited from refusing to accept cash as a form of payment to purchase goods or services. A person selling or offering for sale goods or services at retail shall not:
(a) Refuse to accept cash as a form of payment;
(b) Post signs on the premises that cash payment is not accepted;
(c) Charge a higher price to customers who pay cash than they would pay using any other form of payment.
(2) For purposes of this Section 9-1132, "at retail" shall include any retail transaction conducted in person and shall exclude:
(a) any telephone, mail, or internet transactions;
(b) parking lots and parking garages;
(c) transactions at wholesale clubs that sell consumer goods and services through a membership model;
(d) transactions at retail stores selling consumer goods exclusively through a membership model that requires payment by means of an affiliated mobile device application;
(e) transactions for the rental of consumers goods, services, or accommodations for which posting of collateral or security is typically required;
(f) consumer goods or services provided exclusively to employees and others authorized to be on the employer's premises; and 1152
(g) member transactions at fitness centers, including payment of membership fees. 1153
(3) Violations of this Section shall be subject to penalties set forth in subsection 9-1121(1).
(4) The Commission is authorized to promulgate and issue such regulations as are necessary or appropriate to implement the provisions of this Section.
Notes
| 1151 | Added, Bill No. 180943 (approved February 27, 2019), effective July 1, 2019. |
| 1152 | Amended, Bill No. 230152 (approved June 7, 2023). |
| 1153 | Added, Bill No. 230152 (approved June 7, 2023). |