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| Sec. 3. 33 MRSA §1952, sub-§13, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 508, Pt. A, | | §2 and affected by §3, is amended to read: |
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| | | B. Credit balance, customer's overpayment, gift | | certificate, gift obligation, prefunded bank card, stored- | | value card, security deposit, refund, credit memorandum, | | unpaid wage, unused ticket, mineral proceeds or unidentified | | remittance; |
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| | | Sec. 4. 33 MRSA §1953, sub-§1, ¶G, as amended by PL 2005, c. 12, Pt. | | GG, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| | | G.__A gift obligation or stored-value card, 2 years after | | December 31st of the year in which the obligation or the | | most recent transaction involving the obligation or stored- | | value card occurred, whichever is later, including the | | initial issuance and any subsequent addition of value to the | | obligation or stored-value card.__A period of limitation may | | not be imposed on the owner's right to redeem the gift | | obligation or stored-value card.__The amount unclaimed is | | 60% of the gift obligation's or stored-value card's face | | value.__Notwithstanding section 1956, fees or charges may | | not be imposed on gift obligations or stored-value cards, | | except that the issuer may charge a transaction fee for the | | initial issuance and for each occurrence of adding value to | | an existing gift obligation or stored-value card.__These | | transaction fees must be disclosed in a separate writing | | prior to the initial issuance or referenced on the gift | | obligation or stored-value card.__This paragraph does not | | apply to prefunded bank cards; |
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| | | Sec. 5. 33 MRSA §1953, sub-§1, ¶G-1 is enacted to read: |
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| | | G-1.__A prefunded bank card, 3 years after December 31st of | | the year in which the obligation or the most recent activity | | involving the prefunded bank card occurred, whichever is | | later, including the initial issuance and any subsequent | | addition of value to the prefunded bank card.__A period of | | limitation may not be imposed on the owner's right to redeem | | the prefunded bank card.__Any terms and conditions must be | | disclosed in a separate writing prior to the initial | | issuance and referenced on the prefunded bank card; |
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