fee
Let an agent handle fees by payer, payee, basis, amount and terms, and ensure fees are disclosed before commitments.
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
Researched by: Claude
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Basis What the fee is for.
Service
What is paid for.
Service
The service or privilege.
- What does this fee pay for? definition
- Who charges it? provenance
Calculation
Fixed or variable.
Calculation
How it is calculated.
- Is it fixed, or how is it calculated? measurement
- Which taxes apply on top? measurement
Disclosure Knowing before paying.
Timing
Before commitment.
Disclosure timing
When the fee is disclosed.
- Was the fee disclosed before commitment? boundary
- Where are the terms? provenance
Confirmation
User consent.
Consent
Consent to pay.
- Has the payer agreed to the fee? boundary
- Should an agent ask before incurring it? action
Rules Regulation.
Caps
Limits.
Caps
Fee limits.
- Is this fee capped or prohibited here? boundary
- Under which rule? provenance
Professional rules
Conduct rules.
Conduct
Professional fee rules.
- Do professional rules restrict this fee, such as contingency fees? boundary
- What must be in writing? boundary
Disputes Refunds and waivers.
Refund
Getting money back.
Refund
Refund rules.
- Can the fee be refunded or waived? action
- By when? boundary
Complaint
Challenging a fee.
Complaint
Complaint routes.
- How can the fee be challenged? action
- Which ombudsman or regulator handles it? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Society, people and institutions
- Entry kind
- noun.possession
- Plane
- SOC
- Domain
- SOC.ECO
- Facets: substance
- social
- Facets: origin
- conceptual
- Facets: agency
- inert
- Facets: mobility
- not-applicable
- Facets: scale
- not-applicable
- Facets: affordances
- observable
- Other names and narrower kinds
- anchorage, cellarage, contingency fee, dockage, docking fee, drop-off charge, entrance fee, admission, admission charge, admission fee, admission price, price of admission
What it is Filled
A fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services, such as a docking fee, admission fee, contingency fee or licence fee.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle fees by payer, payee, basis, amount and terms, and ensure fees are disclosed before commitments.
Distinguishing features Filled
- A charge for a service or privilege
- Fixed or calculated by a stated basis
- Distinct from tax and from price of goods
- Often regulated or capped
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Charge a fee the person has not been told about or agreed to.
- Present a voluntary charge as mandatory, or an unofficial charge as an official fee.
- Hide fees until the last step of a purchase or application.
- Collect fees on behalf of a body it is not authorized to represent.
Only with a human decision
- Paying or waiving a fee on a person's behalf.
May
- State a fee's amount, currency, basis and what it covers before a person commits.
- Compare fees from published schedules.
Moral aspects Filled
- Hidden or drip-priced fees deceive people and fall hardest on those with least.
- Fees for public services can bar access to rights.
Who is affected
- People who pay
- Service providers
- People priced out
Owners Filled
Steward
The body that sets and collects it; regulators oversee fees in regulated sectors.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- oewn-13339169-n - registry parent class
related
- payment - transfer
- tax - compulsory levy
- contract or regulation - basis
- sum - amount of money
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.fee
- Open English WordNet: oewn-13341190-n
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Words such as fee, charge, dues
- Price lists and schedules of charges
- Contingency fees in legal agreements
- A line on an invoice, a price list or terms and conditions.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- charge and pay it
- disclose it, before a contract
- waive or refund it
- regulate it, where caps apply
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Hidden fees
- Unauthorised charges
- Disputes over fee basis
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Consumer law on price transparency
- Regulated fee caps in some sectors
- Professional conduct rules on fees
Context of use required Filled
- Paying for services, privileges and access.
- professional fees
- service fees such as dockage and cellarage
- admission and membership fees
- licence and permit fees
- contingency fees
Sources Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Note: Written from model knowledge without web access; claims are unverified.
Open questions
- Should fee types be separate entries?
- How should agents ensure fees are disclosed before acting?
- How should fee caps be recorded?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-fee/spec.json