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Florida restaurants must now disclose mandatory service charges, credit card surcharges, delivery fees and other added costs to customers before they place an order under a law that took effect July 1.
The statute broadens existing disclosure rules to cover a wider category of charges the legislature termed "operations charges," excluding taxes.
The change applies across menus, websites, mobile ordering platforms, written contracts and itemized bills.
What the Law Covers The updated Florida law requires any restaurant that imposes a mandatory operations charge to state the amount or percentage of that fee and explain its purpose at every point where an order can be placed.
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