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Old 11-06-2023, 11:43 AM
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What is your take on surcharges and convenience fees applied to credit card sales in Florida? Just paid one today, and noted that Sumter County applies surcharge to tax bills paid by credit card. If I read the info linked, it appears illegal. Statutes & Constitution
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Is it legal to charge a credit card surcharge in Florida?

Florida has a law prohibiting credit card surcharges, but that law was held unconstitutional by federal courts. Therefore, merchants in Florida may add a surcharge to credit card purchases.

ยง 501.0117 Declared Unconstitutional

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed the district court ruling and found that Florida's no-surcharge statute regulated speech and violated businesses' commercial speech rights, and thus was unconstitutional.