Since the passage of a state law provision on credit card purchases nearly 30 years ago, vendors in New York could tell customers that they would get a discount for paying for items with cash instead of plunking down a credit card.
But if retailers called the extra cost tied to credit card purchases a “surcharge,” they risked a $500 fine and a year in jail.
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