PRINTER'S NO. 1720
No. 1372 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY SHIMKUS, DERMODY, BISHOP, BLACKWELL, BRENNAN,
GIBBONS, KORTZ, KULA, LEACH, MANDERINO, MANN, McCALL,
M. O'BRIEN, SANTONI, SIPTROTH, YOUNGBLOOD AND JOSEPHS,
MAY 29, 2007
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, MAY 29, 2007
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of December 17, 1968 (P.L.1224, No.387),
2 entitled "An act prohibiting unfair methods of competition
3 and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of
4 any trade or commerce, giving the Attorney General and
5 District Attorneys certain powers and duties and providing
6 penalties," further defining "unfair or deceptive acts or
7 practices" to include holds on debit cards used for fuel
8 purchases.
9 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10 hereby enacts as follows:
11 Section 1. Section 2(4) of the act of December 17, 1968
12 (P.L.1224, No.387), known as the Unfair Trade Practices and
13 Consumer Protection Law, reenacted and amended November 24, 1976
14 (P.L.1166, No.260), is amended by adding a subclause to read:
15 Section 2. Definitions.--As used in this act.
16 * * *
17 (4) "Unfair methods of competition" and "unfair or deceptive
18 acts or practices" mean any one or more of the following:
19 * * *
20 (xxii) The placing, by a fuel vendor, of a hold on a
1 consumer's debit card account in excess of the price of the fuel
2 purchased.
3 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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