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If a business only takes cards and not cash, like a hotel, is that illegal?

MariaATX · 36-40, F
....”section 31 U.S.C. 5103, entitled "Legal tender," states: "United States coins and currency [including Federal reserve notes and circulating notes of Federal reserve banks and national banks] are legal tender for all debts, public charges, taxes, and dues."

This statute means that all United States money as identified above is a valid and legal offer of payment for debts when tendered to a creditor. There is, however, no Federal statute mandating that a private business, a person, or an organization must accept currency or coins as payment for goods or services. Private businesses are free to develop their own policies on whether to accept cash unless there is a state law which says otherwise.”


https://www.federalreserve.gov/faqs/currency_12772.htm
4meAndyou · F
Cash is legal tender, but a business can choose how it will accept payment. For example, you can't use cash on ebay, but you can use a card or Paypal.
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DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
Unfortunately not any more. It use to be some time ago that cash must be taken as "legal tender" but since the debit card came around all that has changed.

For twelve years I worked at a company that only accepts cards. I didn't like doing it but it was a job. Yet one would not believe why such a necessary public service would only accept cards.
angela2106 · F
In the 21st century, that is a very good and complex question. In most developed jurisdictions, legal tender means that the designated money is valid payment for all debts unless there is a specific agreement to the contrary. So that, for instance, if you go into a cafe that has a notice "NO CASH PAYMENTS ACCEPTED, and you order coffee, you are implicitly accepting that as part of your contract.

But where there is no such understanding, then generally it would be illegal in most jurisdictions.

But its a question that technology makes more complex every year!
jackson55 · M
Many hotels/ motels won't take cash. I work for a rental car company and we won't take cash either.
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rckt148 · 61-69, M
I don't know ,I would be screwed ,I never use plastic or checks
I have an atm card but I have a limit set on it for a reason
No one is getting more than $400.oo a day off that card unless they go in the back ,,
So a place that won't take cash ,,,I would be screwed
I might need to look into if thats legal just in case
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1GHOST · M
@ISpeakTheTruth Hooker says WHAT !?
SW-User
No, but it's not very fair.
Eir089 · F
why would it be illegal?
xixgun · M
No, it's not illegal.

 
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