2024 District of Columbia Code
Title 28 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]
Chapter 54 - Cashless Retail Prohibition
§ 28–5402. Prohibited practices

Beginning January 1, 2025, a retailer shall not discriminate against cash as a form of payment for goods or services, including by:

(1) Refusing to accept cash as a form of payment;

(2) Posting signs on the premises that cash payment is not accepted; or

(3) Charging a higher price to consumers who pay cash.

(Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-187, § 2(c), 68 DCR 001031; June 8, 2024, D.C. Law 25-175, § 34, 71 DCR 2732.)

Section 7082 of D.C. Law 25-50 repealed section 3 of D.C. Law 23-187 removing the applicability provision impacting this section. Therefore the creation of this section by section 2(c) of Law 23-187 has been implemented.

Applicability of D.C. Law 23-187: § 3 of D.C. Law 23-187 provided that the creation of this section by § 2(c) of D.C. Law 23-187 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 27 of Secure DC Omnibus Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2024 (D.C. Act 25-490, June 7, 2024, 71 DCR 7006).

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 27 of Secure DC Omnibus Emergency Amendment Act of 2024 (D.C. Act 25-410, Mar. 11, 2024, 71 DCR 2693).