Price transparency and mandatory fee reference
Compare the FTC fees rule with selected state total-price disclosure laws and their exclusions.
Source review October 24, 2026. 4 fully verified rows. 0 rows remain marked Not verified.
Scope and exclusions
The FTC rule and the expressly listed California, Minnesota, and Colorado provisions. This is a bounded reference, not a complete national junk-fee law survey.
- Unlisted states, local ordinances, sector-specific price rules, tax advice, and a determination that an individual fee is lawful.
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What the sources say
Price transparency and mandatory fee reference. Snapshot October 24, 2026.
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| Jurisdiction | Coverage | Total-price requirement | Effective date | Exclusions and alternatives | Official provision and verification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United StatesUS-FEES | Live-event ticketing and short-term lodging. | Display the total price with mandatory charges upfront. The rule governs disclosure and misrepresentation, rather than banning any particular type or amount of fee. | 2025-05-12 | Government charges, shipping, and optional ancillary charges have specific disclosure treatment. Read the full rule and FAQs. | 16 CFR Part 464Retrieved 2026-10-24. Verified. Verified 2026-10-24. Next review 2027-01-24. |
| CaliforniaCA-FEES | Most consumer goods and services. Commercial-use transactions and specified industries have exclusions. | Advertised or listed prices include mandatory fees and charges. | 2024-07-01 | Specified government charges and reasonable shipping costs. Restaurants and listed food vendors have a separate conspicuous-disclosure exception. | Cal. Civil Code 1770(a)(29); SB 478 and SB 1524Retrieved 2026-10-24. Verified. Verified 2026-10-24. Next review 2027-01-24. |
| MinnesotaMN-FEES | Persons advertising, displaying, or offering prices for goods or services in Minnesota, subject to statutory exceptions. | Include mandatory fees and surcharges in the advertised total price. Indeterminate prices and certain industries have specific disclosure alternatives. | 2025-01-01 generally; Metropolitan Airports Commission-regulated prices 2025-06-01. | Government taxes, reasonable shipping, avoidable charges, and specified regulated sectors. Existing contracts have separate temporal limits. | Minn. Stat. 325D.44, subd. 1aRetrieved 2026-10-24. Verified. Verified 2026-10-24. Next review 2027-01-24. |
| ColoradoCO-FEES | Goods, services, and property, with industry-specific alternatives. | Clearly and conspicuously disclose the maximum total price, with the statutory treatment of government and shipping charges. | 2026-01-01. Applies to conduct on or after the applicable effective date, under section 5. | The enacted summary lists food-service, indeterminate-price, and regulated-industry alternatives. Check the signed act and later amendments. | Colorado HB 25-1090Retrieved 2026-10-24. Colorado HB 25-1090Retrieved 2026-10-24. Verified. Verified 2026-10-24. Next review 2027-01-24. |
Reading notes
The FTC rule applies to live-event tickets and short-term lodging. It is not an all-industry federal total-price mandate.
An exception from one instrument does not establish an exception from other consumer protection laws.
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