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What is NYC RCNY § 5-70?

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(a) A retail service establishment shall display a price list conspicuously in a place readily visible to customers at the point at which orders are placed and/or payment is made. The price list shall include the following information: (1) a list of the types of services performed; (2) the minimum price charged for e

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§ 5-70 Retail Service Establishments.

RCNY § 5-70

(a)A retail service establishment shall display a price list conspicuously in a place readily visible to customers at the point at which orders are placed and/or payment is made. The price list shall include the following information: (1) a list of the types of services performed; (2) the minimum price charged for each service; (3) a description of the conditions or variations of service that alter the minimum price charged; (4) the range of additional charges caused by such variations; (5) if the price is directly derived from an hourly labor rate then the labor rate must appear in a ratio of dollars per hour.

(b)Information required by this rule or by §§ 20-749 through 20-753 of the Administrative Code must be prominently placed and conspicuously written in comparison with all other words, statements, or designs displayed by the retail service establishment, and stated in such terms as to render the information likely to be read and understood by the ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase.

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