"California auto repair card fees: estimates and disclosures"
"Source","https://bluefinchadvisors.com/blog/california-auto-repair-card-fee-estimate-disclosures"
"Basis","User-entered planning records. Filled fields do not establish completion, approval or compliance."

"Repair decision stage","Document or screen reference","Card-fee disclosure evidence","Pre-authorization check","Responsible staff role","Unresolved question","Missing required fields"
"Counter sign","Sign-example-v2","Payment options shown","Estimate still needs review","Advisor-role","","None"
"Written estimate","Estimate-example-v1","","Not ready for use","Office-role","Add and review fee disclosure before authorization","Card-fee disclosure evidence"

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"Starting rows are fictional. Use internal references, not personal or confidential records."
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"General SB 478 guidance does not replace BAR repair-specific requirements. This is not a complete repair-law checklist."

"Sources"
"California BAR: repair transaction fee disclosures","https://www.bar.ca.gov/arsc/newsletters/newsletter/fall-2024/repair-transaction-fees"
"California Attorney General: SB 478 hidden-fee FAQ","https://oag.ca.gov/hiddenfees"
"Visa: merchant surcharge requirements","https://usa.visa.com/support/small-business/regulations-fees.html"