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1 New Paragraph; Regulation of Business Practices for Consumer Protection; Acts Unlawful; Refusal to Accept Cash Payments. Amend RSA 358-A:2 by inserting after paragraph XVII the following new paragraph:
XVIII. Refusing to accept cash as a form of payment to purchase goods or services offered for sale at retail.
(a) A person selling or offering for sale goods or services at retail shall not:
(i) Refuse to accept cash as a form of payment.
(ii) Post sign on the premises that cash payment is not accepted.
(iii) Charge a higher price to customers who pay cash than they would pay using any other form of payment.
(b) In this paragraph, "at retail" shall include any retail transaction conducted in person and shall exclude any telephone, mail, or Internet-based transaction.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2021.
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1 New Paragraph; Regulation of Business Practices for Consumer Protection; Acts Unlawful; Refusal to Accept Cash Payments. Amend RSA 358-A:2 by inserting after paragraph XVII the following new paragraph:
XVIII. Refusing to accept cash as a form of payment to purchase goods or services offered for sale at retail.
(a) A person selling or offering for sale goods or services at retail shall not:
(i) Refuse to accept cash as a form of payment.
(ii) Post sign on the premises that cash payment is not accepted.
(iii) Charge a higher price to customers who pay cash than they would pay using any other form of payment.
(b) In this paragraph, "at retail" shall include any retail transaction conducted in person and shall exclude any telephone, mail, or Internet-based transaction.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2021.