{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-5402","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 28-5402","heading":"Prohibited practices.","body":"(a)\nBeginning January 1, 2025, a retailer shall not discriminate against cash as a form of payment for goods or services, including by:\n(1)\nRefusing to accept cash as a form of payment;\n(2)\nPosting signs on the premises that cash payment is not accepted; or\n(3)\nCharging a higher price to consumers who pay cash.","path":["Title 28. Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]","Chapter 54. Cashless Retail Prohibition."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/28-5402","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"f4aa2977ab80bfe46ad2f64d9135fa02aedd31d6f7421493b6c875869408724a","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-5401","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-5403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}