The AMBER Alert Program is a voluntary partnership between law enforcement agencies, broadcasters, transportation agencies, and the wireless industry, to activate an urgent bulletin in the most serious child-abduction cases.
A fee or other charge that is added to the cost of a good or service. A surcharge is typically added to an existing tax, and may not be included in the stated price of a good or service. It may be a temporary measure to defray the cost of increased commodity pricing, such as with a fuel surcharge, or it may be permanent.
1 Merchants may impose a surcharge for using your debit card. 2  ARCO or ampm, for example, will charge you 45 cents extra when you pay with a debit card. 3  Merchants are not allowed to surcharge credit cards, but will, in some cases, surcharge debit cards. Merchants may impose a surcharge for using your debit card. 2  ARCO or ampm, for example, will charge you 45 cents extra when you pay with a debit card. 3  Merchants are not allowed to surcharge credit cards, but will, in some cases, surcharge debit cards.