(a) (1) Any business and any branch, department, division or agency of the Government of the Virgin Islands shall offer at least two (2) payment options to a customer. Payment options include cash, credit or debit card, check or money order, and electronic transfer. One of the payment options must be cash and one of the payment options must be credit or debit card.(2) The option to use one of the payment methods made available to a customer in paragraph (1) of this subsection remains with the customer, and no business shall induce or coerce a customer to use a particular payment method.(3) (A) If a payment method made available to a customer in paragraph (1) of this subsection becomes unavailable, the business shall offer an additional alternative payment method.(B) If a payment method becomes unavailable under subparagraph (A) of this subsection for more than five (5) business days, the business shall notify the Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs in writing of the unavailability of the payment method and the steps taken by the business to remedy the unavailability of the payment method.
(1) Any business and any branch, department, division or agency of the Government of the Virgin Islands shall offer at least two (2) payment options to a customer. Payment options include cash, credit or debit card, check or money order, and electronic transfer. One of the payment options must be cash and one of the payment options must be credit or debit card.
(2) The option to use one of the payment methods made available to a customer in paragraph (1) of this subsection remains with the customer, and no business shall induce or coerce a customer to use a particular payment method.
(3) (A) If a payment method made available to a customer in paragraph (1) of this subsection becomes unavailable, the business shall offer an additional alternative payment method.(B) If a payment method becomes unavailable under subparagraph (A) of this subsection for more than five (5) business days, the business shall notify the Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs in writing of the unavailability of the payment method and the steps taken by the business to remedy the unavailability of the payment method.
(A) If a payment method made available to a customer in paragraph (1) of this subsection becomes unavailable, the business shall offer an additional alternative payment method.
(B) If a payment method becomes unavailable under subparagraph (A) of this subsection for more than five (5) business days, the business shall notify the Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs in writing of the unavailability of the payment method and the steps taken by the business to remedy the unavailability of the payment method.
(b) A business may impose a minimum purchase amount of up to $10 for credit card charges, however, the customer must be given written notice of the minimum purchase amount at the point of sale.
(c) This section shall not be applicable to: itinerant vendors, farmers certified by the Department of Agriculture, fishermen certified by the Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs, and commercial establishments with an annual volume of business of less than $50,000 per year.