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.
In addition to the TOTAL amount of taxes selected for payment, a Service Fee may be assessed depending on the type of payment selected: e-check, credit card or debit card. The convenience fee for card based payments is 2.50% of the total amount paid, or $3.50 if the card is a qualifying debit card.