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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 | GG, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: |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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