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An Act To Limit the Charges for a Lost Cell Phone
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 10 MRSA c. 228  is enacted to read:
CHAPTER 228
CELLULAR TELEPHONES
§ 1500-G.  Charges for lost cellular telephone
A wireless telecommunications provider may not charge more than $50 in wireless telephone service charges for a lost or stolen cellular telephone after the telephone has been reported lost or stolen. For purposes of this section, “wireless telephone service” has the same meaning as in section 1496-B, subsection 4 and “wireless telecommunications provider” has the same meaning as in section 1496-B, subsection 5.
 
SUMMARY
This bill prohibits a wireless telecommunications provider from charging more than $50 in wireless telephone service charges for a lost or stolen cellular telephone after the telephone has been reported lost or stolen.