California's Hidden Fee Ban

SB 478 - Hidden Fees | State of California - Department of Justice

Beginning July 1, 2024, the “Honest Pricing Law” or “Hidden Fees Statute,” SB 478, which was recently amended by SB 1524, makes it illegal for most ...

California Law Bans Hidden Fees for Goods and Services Starting ...

Effective July 1, 2024, a new California law makes it illegal to advertise a low price for a product, only for that product to be subject to ...

California's Hidden Fee Ban: FAQs and Guidance | Fenwick

SB 478 provides that businesses transacting with California consumers may not apply additional fees or charges at checkout that were not disclosed in the ...

Say Goodbye to “Junk” Fees: A Wave of US and State Laws Target ...

... ban “junk” fees, codified at California ... Say Goodbye to “Junk” Fees: A Wave of US and State Laws Target Hidden Fees - California update.

Hidden Fees Banned as of July 1 - California Employers Association

On July 1, 2024, the new “Hidden Fees” or “Junk Fees” law (SB 478) took effect. Put simply by California's enforcement agency, “the price a ...

California's Ban On “Hidden Fees” Is Around The Corner

It aims to prohibit so-called “junk fees” across various sectors, including online ticket sales, restaurants, bars, and delivery apps.

California Ban on Hidden Fees to Take Effect; Restaurant Exception ...

A new California law that prohibits charging hidden fees for goods and services takes effect on July 1. After that date, all fees, ...

A California Law Banning Hidden Fees Goes Into Effect Next Month

Under the new bill, known as S.B. 1524, restaurants would be allowed to charge a mandatory gratuity or any other surcharge or fee, as long as it ...

California's ban on hidden 'junk fees' takes effect in July - NPR

In July, a new state law in California will require businesses to disclose all costs up front — a ban on so-called “junk fees” on everything ...

California AG Publishes FAQs on California's 'Junk Fee' Law | Insights

California's new “Hidden Fees Statute,” SB 478, is effective July 1, 2024, and will generally ban so-called “junk fees” by prohibiting “drip ...

California's Junk Fee Ban Begins, but Restaurants Get a Pass | KQED

Starting July 1, California's new law mandates companies disclose hidden “junk fees” on everything from hotel rooms to concert tickets, ...

Restaurants exempt from new California law banning hidden fees

A new California law is designed to protect consumers against excessive or undisclosed costs on purchases. However, Gov.

California AG Issues Guidance Regarding Hidden Fees Ban

Since the enactment of California's so-called “Junk Fee Ban,” S.B. 478 (more formally known as the “Honest Pricing Law” or the “Hidden Fees ...

CA banned “hidden” fees, but we still found them - NBC Bay Area

A new state law requires all businesses -- especially ticket sellers -- to now disclose your full price (minus tax) up front. No. More. Hidden. Fees.

New AG Guidance Clarifies Scope of California's “Hidden Fees” Ban

On May 8, 2024, the California Attorney General's Office issued highly anticipated guidance on Senate Bill 478 (SB 478), also known as the ...

California Hidden "Junk Fees" - How to Report a Business

According to California's Office of the Attorney General, the junk fee ban is “intended to specifically prohibit drip pricing, which involves ...

Why CA restaurants are shocked about 'junk fees' law - CalMatters

I mention the somewhat mysterious surcharge because, just a few days earlier, California Attorney General Rob Bonta's office declared that a new ...

California's SB 1524 Seeks to Exempt Restaurants ... - BakerHostetler

This “hidden fee ban” means the first price Californians see must be the total, “all-in” price they will pay, apart from any government-imposed ...

New California laws in effect July 1: Hidden fee ban, lower rental ...

New California laws taking effect July 1, 2024 ban hidden fees, limit deposits to one month's rent and double the fines for illegal ...

California hidden fees ban: Restaurants, bars carved out in last ...

In a last-minute change, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Saturday to exempt restaurants, bars and caterers from California's new law ...