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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>59190</law_id><section_number>59.1-608</section_number><catch_line>Mandatory fees or surcharges; disclosure required</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="59.1">Trade and Commerce</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="58">Mandatory Fees or Surcharges</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> No <span class="dictionary">supplier</span> shall, in connection with a <span class="dictionary">consumer transaction</span>, advertise or display a price for goods or services without clearly and conspicuously displaying the total price, which shall include all <span class="dictionary">mandatory fees or surcharges</span>. A <span class="dictionary">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. <a id="paragraph-216972" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-608/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> A <span class="dictionary">supplier</span> offering goods or services in an <span class="dictionary">auction</span> is compliant with this section if such <span class="dictionary">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. <a id="paragraph-216973" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-608/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> A <span class="dictionary">restaurant</span> or <span class="dictionary">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 <span class="dictionary">restaurant</span> or <span class="dictionary">hotel</span> includes a clear and conspicuous disclosure of the percentage of any automatic and mandatory gratuities charged. <a id="paragraph-216974" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-608/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> A <span class="dictionary">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 <span class="dictionary">mandatory fees or surcharges</span> associated with the transaction, and (iii) that the total cost of services may vary. <a id="paragraph-216975" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-608/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="E"><p><span class="prefix-number">E.</span> A provider of <span class="dictionary">broadband Internet access service</span> on its own or as part of a bundle that complies with <span class="dictionary">federal broadband consumer requirements</span> codified in 47 C.F.R. &#xA7; 8.2(a) shall be deemed compliant with this section. <a id="paragraph-216976" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-608/#E"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="F"><p><span class="prefix-number">F.</span> A <span class="dictionary">cable operator</span> that complies with the pricing requirements of 47 U.S.C. &#xA7; 552 shall be deemed compliant with this section. <a id="paragraph-216977" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-608/#F"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="G"><p><span class="prefix-number">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. <a id="paragraph-216978" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-608/#G"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="H"><p><span class="prefix-number">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. <a id="paragraph-216979" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-608/#H"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="I"><p><span class="prefix-number">I.</span> A food delivery platform that complies with the provisions of Chapter 54 (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/59.1-586/">59.1-586</a> et seq.) shall be deemed compliant with this section. <a id="paragraph-216980" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-608/#I"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2025, cc. 685, 686.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
