COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND 
AGRICULTURE 
 
 
BILL NO. 36-0019 
 
Thirty-Sixth Legislature of the Virgin Islands 
 
 
 
February 27, 2025 
 
 
 
An Act amending title 12A Virgin Islands Code, chapter 2, subchapter I, section 101 to prohibit 
the imposition of a surcharge for the use of a credit or debit card 
 
 
 
PROPOSED BY:  Senator Marvin A. Blyden 
 
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Virgin Islands: 
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SECTION 1.  Title 12A Virgin Islands Code, chapter 2, subchapter I, section 101 is 
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amended by designating the existing language as subsection (a) and inserting the following 
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subsections (b), (c) and (d): 
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“(b) No person, merchant, corporation or vendor shall impose a surcharge on a 
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consumer who chooses to use a credit card instead of cash, check or any similar means of 
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payment in any transaction that involves the sale or lease of products and services. 
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(c) 
Merchants may offer discounts to promote payment in cash, check or any other 
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similar method that does not involve the use of a credit card, provided that the discount is 
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offered to all potential buyers. 
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(d) 
For purposes of this section the term “surcharge” means any increase in the regular 
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price of a product or service imposed on the client by the merchant or lessor when using a 
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credit card as a method of payment.” 
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BILL SUMMARY 
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This bill prohibits the imposition of a surcharge for the use of a credit or debit card in the 
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purchase of goods or services. 
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BR25-0210/February 18, 2025/AA/Revised/February 26, 2025 
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