(a) The City shall charge a fee for any credit or debit card transaction processed by the City unless:
(1) An office or department finds that collection of moneys due will be facilitated by not charging such a fee; or
(2) The City is prohibited from charging a fee for any particular credit or debit card transaction by a rule imposed by the credit or debit card issuer.
(b) The amount of the fee shall not exceed the reasonable costs incurred by the City related to credit and debit card transaction processing and in no event shall exceed:
(1) 3.25% for any credit card transaction;
(2) $3.95 for any debit card transaction, except for transactions specified in subsection (3); or
(3) 3.25% for any debit card transaction with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission.
(Added by Ord. 302-92, App. 9/25/92; repealed by Ord. 131-18, File No. 180132, Eff. 6/14/2018, Eff. 7/15/2018, Retro. 7/1/2018)