Amend Credit and Debit Card Surcharges Imposed by Governmental Entities
| Category: | General Business |
|---|---|
| Status: | Passed |
| Sponsor: | Senator Ben Chipman, Senate 27 - Cumberland County |
| Session: | 130 |
| Bill #: | LD 800 |
Position:
Monitoring. Currently, retailers are prevented from charging a surcharge. If this law is expanded, it should include retailers.
Summary:
Senator Chipman of Cumberland would allow a state department or agency to impose a surcharge for payments made by credit card or debit card for taxes, fines, charges, utility fees, regulatory fees, registration fees, license or permit fees or the provision of a specific service or good provided by that state department or agency. It also amends the Maine Consumer Credit Code – Truth-in-Lending to allow a governmental entity to impose a surcharge for payments made by credit card or debit card for registration fees and goods and includes under the definition of "governmental entity" a state department or agency.