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| | | An Act To Conform to Federal Law Regarding Electronically |
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| | | Printed Credit and Debit Card Receipts and To Delay |
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| | | Enforcement of Civil Penalties |
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| | | Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not become | | effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as | | emergencies; and |
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| | | Whereas, Public Law 2001, chapter 527, enacted by the 120th | | Legislature in 2002, prohibits businesses from printing more than | | the last 5 numbers of a credit card or debit card account on an | | electronically produced receipt; and |
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| | | Whereas, this law took effect on January 1, 2004; and |
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| | | Whereas, many businesses are still in the process of converting | | their equipment to comply with the requirements of the law but | | are now subject to penalties up to $1,000 for each violation; and |
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| | | Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create | | an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and | | require the following legislation as immediately necessary for | | the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, | | therefore, |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 10 MRSA §1149, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 527, §1, is | | amended to read: |
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