Eleven states will prohibit retailers from charging a surcharge for card transactions at least until June 2014, now that Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has signed his state's bill into law.

Ten states in the U.S. ban credit card surcharges on a permanent basis. Utah's ban is set to expire as of  June 30, 2014.

Utah's ban forbids charging a surcharge for using a card to pay for any product or service of less than $10,000 and relies on private citizens seeking redress in courts for enforcement. 

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