Florida 2025 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0067 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to acceptance of cash payments by 2
16	16	businesses; creating s. 559.958, F.S.; providing 3
17	17	definitions; requiring certain businesses to accept 4
18	18	cash payments for certain transactions; prohibiting 5
19	19	fees or conditions for such transactions; providing 6
20	20	applicability and civil penalties; requiring the 7
21	21	Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to 8
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24	24	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11
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26	26	Section 1. Section 559.958, Florida Statutes, is created 13
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28	28	559.958 Acceptance of cash payments by businesses. — 15
29	29	(1) As used in this section, the term: 16
30	30	(a) "Business" means any business operat ing at a fixed, 17
31	31	permanent physical premises, from a vehicle or other mobile 18
32	32	space, or from a temporary physical premises. 19
33	33	(b) "Cash" means legal tender of the United States in the 20
34	34	form of coins or currency. 21
35	35	(c) "Department" means the Department of Agri culture and 22
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37	37	(2)(a) A business must accept an offer of payment in cash 24
38	38	for any transaction involving the purchase of any tangible good 25
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51	51	or any service if, in connection with such transaction, the 26
52	52	business would accept one or more other f orms of payment and the 27
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54	54	present at the place of business. 29
55	55	(b) A business may not charge a fee or place any other 30
56	56	condition on its acceptance of cash as required by paragraph 31
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58	58	(3) This section does not apply to: 33
59	59	(a) Sales that are not conducted in person, including 34
60	60	telephone, mail, Internet -based transactions, or other 35
61	61	electronic transactions. 36
62	62	(b) A parking facility owned by a municipality regardless 37
63	63	of who operates the facility. 38
64	64	(c) A parking facility that accepts electronic funds 39
65	65	transfer. 40
66	66	(d) A business providing services by accountants, 41
67	67	architects, attorneys, engineers, financial advisers, insurance 42
68	68	agents, interior designers, software developers, and management 43
69	69	and other consultants, not including services provided by 44
70	70	licensed medical or allied health care practitioners. 45
71	71	(e) Sales in which the business suspects the use of 46
72	72	counterfeit cash. 47
73	73	(f) The use of cash denominations larger than $20 by a 48
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75	75	(g) Single transactions more than $5,000. 50
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88	88	(4) A business that violates this section is subject to a 51
89	89	civil penalty of up to $2,500 for a first offense, up to $5,000 52
90	90	for a second offense, and up to $10,000 for a third or 53
91	91	subsequent offense to be assessed by the departm ent. 54
92	92	(5) The department shall adopt rules to implement this 55
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94	94	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 57