{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-26-317","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 26-317","heading":"Limitations on fees for cashing checks.","body":"(a)\n(1)\nBeginning January 1, 2011, no licensee under this chapter shall directly or indirectly charge any other fee, including late fees or other service fees, for accepting or cashing a payment instrument in excess of the greater of:\n(A)\nTwo percent of the face amount of the payment instrument or $3, if the payment instrument is issued by the federal government or a state or local government;\n(B)\nTen percent of the face amount of a payment instrument or $5, if the payment instrument is a personal check or money order; or\n(C)\nFour percent of the face amount of the payment instrument or $5, for any other type of payment instrument.\n(2)\nA licensee may charge a customer an additional one-time membership fee not to exceed $5.\n\n(b)\nThe fees for cashing a check shall be evidenced by a receipt. Such receipt shall be presented to the purchaser upon completion of the transaction.","path":["Title 26. Banks and Other Financial Institutions.","Chapter 3. Check Cashers."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/26-317","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"c22d15ba248299d82dbf5239bbd8ca281461fbb5ed4419902c2fa02defa54637","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-26-316","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-26-318"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}