§ 11-191. Written statement of cost required.

(a)

Required. No wearing apparel retailer shall commence or initiate custom work for a customer without first furnishing to the customer a written statement showing the final total cost of the item or items to be purchased by the customer. The statement shall include the cost of the basic item, the cost of custom work and the total cost to the customer, and shall be in substantially the form following:

(Name of Business)	Date: _____
(Address)
Customer Name: _____
Item to be Purchased: _____
Basic Cost of Item:	$ _____
Cost of Custom work
(All Labor & Materials):	$ _____
Tax	$ _____
TOTAL COST TO CUSTOMER	$ _____

 

(b)

Waiver. The requirement of a written statement referred to in subsection (a) above may not be waived by the customer, and any waiver so obtained by a wearing apparel retailer shall be void and of no force or effect upon the enforcement of this article.

(c)

Notice. Any wearing apparel retailer who engaged in custom work shall conspicuously post at all entrances to its business premises, and above wherever custom work is performed, on a sign not less than 18 inches in height and 24 inches in width, as approved by the police chief, the following notice:

CITY CODE SECTION 11-191 REQUIRES A WRITTEN STATEMENT OF TOTAL COST PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF CUSTOM WORK.

Letters on this sign shall be no less than one inch high.

(Ord. No. 95-10, 2-14-95)