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This law was first created in 2025. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 685<\/a> and 686<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":75904,"section_number":"59.1-586","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-586\/"}],"permalink":{"id":262891,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59190,"identifier":"59.1-608","token":"59.1\/58\/59.1-608","url":"\/59.1-608\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-608\/","token":"59.1\/58\/59.1-608","dublin_core":{"Title":"Mandatory fees or surcharges; disclosure required","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-608","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No supplier<\/span> shall, in connection with a consumer transaction<\/span>, advertise or display a price for goods or services without clearly and conspicuously displaying the total price, which shall include all mandatory fees or surcharges<\/span>. A supplier<\/span> that provides both a good and a service to consumers may comply with this section by displaying or advertising the total price of the good separately from the total price or rate charged for providing the service. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A supplier<\/span> offering goods or services in an auction<\/span> is compliant with this section if such supplier<\/span> clearly and conspicuously discloses any mandatory fees associated with the transaction and that the total cost of such goods or services may vary. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> A restaurant<\/span> or hotel<\/span> is compliant with this section if, in every offer or advertisement for the purchase of a good or service that includes pricing information, such restaurant<\/span> or hotel<\/span> includes a clear and conspicuous disclosure of the percentage of any automatic and mandatory gratuities charged. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> A price-variable supplier<\/span> is compliant with this section if such supplier clearly and conspicuously discloses (i) the factors determining the final price, (ii) any mandatory fees or surcharges<\/span> associated with the transaction, and (iii) that the total cost of services may vary. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> A provider of broadband Internet access service<\/span> on its own or as part of a bundle that complies with federal broadband consumer requirements<\/span> codified in 47 C.F.R. § 8.2(a) shall be deemed compliant with this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> A cable operator<\/span> that complies with the pricing requirements of 47 U.S.C. § 552 shall be deemed compliant with this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

G.<\/span> A direct broadcast satellite provider that complies with the pricing requirements of 47 C.F.R. 76.310 shall be deemed compliant with this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

H.<\/span> A provider of live-event tickets that complies with the provisions of 16 C.F.R. Part 464 relating to live-event tickets shall be deemed compliant with this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

I.<\/span> A food delivery platform that complies with the provisions of Chapter 54 (§ 59.1-586<\/a> et seq.) shall be deemed compliant with this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMANDATORY FEES OR SURCHARGES; DISCLOSURE REQUIRED (\u00a7 59.1-608)\n\nA. No supplier shall, in connection with a consumer transaction, advertise or\ndisplay a price for goods or services without clearly and conspicuously\ndisplaying the total price, which shall include all mandatory fees or\nsurcharges. A supplier that provides both a good and a service to consumers may\ncomply with this section by displaying or advertising the total price of the\ngood separately from the total price or rate charged for providing the service.\n\nB. A supplier offering goods or services in an auction is compliant with this\nsection if such supplier clearly and conspicuously discloses any mandatory fees\nassociated with the transaction and that the total cost of such goods or\nservices may vary.\n\nC. A restaurant or hotel is compliant with this section if, in every offer or\nadvertisement for the purchase of a good or service that includes pricing\ninformation, such restaurant or hotel includes a clear and conspicuous\ndisclosure of the percentage of any automatic and mandatory gratuities charged.\n\nD. A price-variable supplier is compliant with this section if such supplier\nclearly and conspicuously discloses (i) the factors determining the final price,\n(ii) any mandatory fees or surcharges associated with the transaction, and (iii)\nthat the total cost of services may vary.\n\nE. A provider of broadband Internet access service on its own or as part of a\nbundle that complies with federal broadband consumer requirements codified in 47\nC.F.R. § 8.2(a) shall be deemed compliant with this section.\n\nF. A cable operator that complies with the pricing requirements of 47 U.S.C.\n§ 552 shall be deemed compliant with this section.\n\nG. A direct broadcast satellite provider that complies with the pricing\nrequirements of 47 C.F.R. 76.310 shall be deemed compliant with this section.\n\nH. A provider of live-event tickets that complies with the provisions of 16\nC.F.R. Part 464 relating to live-event tickets shall be deemed compliant with\nthis section.\n\nI. A food delivery platform that complies with the provisions of Chapter 54\n(§ 59.1-586 et seq.) shall be deemed compliant with this section.\n\nHISTORY: 2025, cc. 685, 686.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}