Sec. 1. 17 MRSA §3321, sub-§§2 and 3, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 123, are amended to read:

2. Conspicuous sign. A conspicuous sign in the store entrance that states that between the hours of 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. the cash register contains $50 or less, that there is a safe in the store and that the safe is not accessible to the employees; and

3. Limited cash. During the hours of 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., no more than $50 cash available and readily accessible to employees.; and

Sec. 2. 17 MRSA §3321, sub-§4 is enacted to read:

4.__Accessible telephone or alarm.__An alarm or telephone within the store that is accessible to the employees.__The alarm must be connected to a public or private safety agency.

SUMMARY

This bill prohibits a convenience store from remaining open 24 hours a day unless there is an alarm or telephone in the store accessible to the employees.