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§ 9-1132. Cashless Retail Prohibition. 1151
   (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).
§ 9-1133. Uniform Policy of Non-Discrimination as to Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Youth. 1154
   (1)   Definitions. For purposes of this Section 9-1133, the following definitions shall apply:
      Gender Nonconforming. A term describing individuals whose gender expression or gender identity falls outside the traditional male-female definitions.
      Institutions Serving Youth. Entities or organizations that provide educational, recreational, residential, or similar services to youth, in a setting in which the institution is responsible for the care of a youth population and for adopting and enforcing general rules of conduct.
      Transgender. Individuals whose self-determined gender identity is different from the sex classification assigned to them at birth.
      Youth. A collective term applied to individuals who are less than 18 years of age.
   (2)   Policy Requirements.
      (a)   Sections three (3) through five (5) of the School District of Philadelphia Policy No. 252, entitled "Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Students", shall apply as a uniform policy of non-discrimination to institutions serving youth within the City with the following modifications:
         (.1)   The terms "gender nonconforming" and "transgender" shall be defined as set forth in subsection 9-1133(1).
         (.2)   The terms "school", "School District", and "District" shall be replaced by the term "institution serving youth".
         (.3)   The term "student" shall be replaced by the term "youth".
   Provided that the Commission may itself adopt by regulation a superseding uniform policy of non- discrimination which meets or exceeds the protections provided to transgender and gender non-conforming youth provided by the School District of Philadelphia Policy No. 252 and which shall serve as the controlling uniform policy of non-discrimination under this Section 9-1133.
   (b)   Each institution serving youth shall regularly provide appropriate training for its staff in the administration of the uniform policy of non-discrimination, and shall also make the uniform policy of non-discrimination known to its staff and to the youth population served by the institution in English and the primary languages of youth who commonly access the institution, by posting the written policy in a location accessible to all and on any organizational website, and by such other notification measures as the institution determines will reasonably provide notice of the policy; all of which in such manner and by such means that the Commission shall require by regulation.
   (c)   The uniform policy of non-discrimination established by this Section 9-1133, as modified by any subsequent Commission regulation, shall inform the Commission's enforcement of the Fair Practices Ordinance as applied to alleged discrimination against transgender and gender non-conforming youth.
   (d)   The Commission shall promulgate regulations implementing its administration of this Section 9-1133 which shall take into account the varied institutions serving youth in the City and which shall provide for a religious exemption from this Section 9-1133, as otherwise required by law.

 

Notes

1154
   Added, Bill No. 190558 (approved October 16, 2019). Section 2 of Bill No. 190558 provides: "This Ordinance shall be effective upon the promulgation of implementing regulations by the Commission, but no earlier than June 1, 2020."
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