Recent Stories. 1  President Trump addresses Charlottesville again during speech in Phoenix. 2  Dick Gregory dies at 84. 3  Bannon out at the White House, NAACP applauds exit. 4  CBC chairman talks HBCUs, impeachment and #RootOutRacism. 5  TN Black Caucus continues town hall meetings in Nashville.
DEFINITION of 'Service Charge'. A type of fee charged to cover services related to the primary product or service being purchased. For example, a concert venue may charge a service fee in addition to the initial price of a ticket in order to cover the cost of security or for allowing electronic purchases.
A 2009 change to state law increased the documentary service fee from $50 to $150. In order to charge a documentary service fee, the dealer must include a disclosure about the fee in its advertising. Absent proper disclosure of the fee in print, radio and television advertisements, a dealer cannot charge a consumer a documentary service fee of any amount.