Is it legal to refuse to accept cash as payment?

**ColtSeavers** · 08-11-20, 20:44

Since the panic-demic started, one of the casualties has been cash. What once was king has now been ostracized and stigmatized, and ultimately not allowed as a form of payment, as seen in many businesses around the nation.

Is this legal?

**Averageman** · 08-11-20, 20:47

I don't see how.

**Adrenaline_6** · 08-11-20, 20:53

A take out place I go to for lunch refuses cash. Only cards. I made it a point to say you don't want dirty cash, but you'll take and handle my possibly infected card? Awesome.

**Mozart** · 08-11-20, 20:53

Originally Posted by ColtSeavers

Is this legal?

Well either way, the remedy is the same:

Ask to speak to the manager or even better, the owner. And tell him/her/ze/apacheattackhelo EXACTLY why they will not be receiving you and your sphere of influences’ business until they change their cash policy.

But in a respectful way. And be sure to ask questions like “don’t you value privacy?” And “you know they’ll tax everyone like crazy once they have all transactions recorded on computer!” See what they say.

**Diamondback** · 08-11-20, 21:00

Sure is, just ask many hotels.

Anybody else miss Traveler's Checks?

**kwelz** · 08-11-20, 21:02

Completely legal under federal law.

https://www.federalreserve.gov/faqs/...ys%20otherwise.

**Renegade** · 08-11-20, 21:12

Originally Posted by ColtSeavers

Since the panic-demic started, one of the casualties has been cash. What once was king has now been ostracized and stigmatized, and ultimately not allowed as a form of payment, as seen in many businesses around the nation.

Is this legal?

Of course. Does Amazon take cash?

**Slater** · 08-11-20, 21:14

I know one guy that uses nothing but cash (locally, at least) because "cash can't get hacked".

**MountainRaven** · 08-11-20, 21:17

Most places I see who refuse to take cash cite the coin shortage - and they don't refuse to take cash, they request you not pay in cash. Or if you're going to pay in cash, pay with exact change. I haven't seen any place actually refusing to take cash.

Originally Posted by Slater

I know one guy that uses nothing but cash (locally, at least) because "cash can't get hacked".

If your cash gets stolen, you're not getting it back.

If your card gets stolen, you get another card. If it gets hacked, you get another card - and the money that was stolen from you gets returned. Just saying.