"Provider" or "provider of travel services." A person, firm
or corporation engaged in the business of furnishing travel
services.
"Travel services." Public transportation, public
accommodations in hotels, motels or motor courts, rental of
motor vehicles or any other service related to travel or
vacations.
Section 3. Ceiling amount.
It shall be unlawful for a merchant in the retail industry or
provider of travel services to impose a credit block on a
consumer's account or line of credit that is greater than 20% of
the consumer's actual purchase on that consumer's debit or
credit card.
Section 4. Time period.
It shall be unlawful for a merchant in the retail industry or
provider of travel services to impose a credit block on a
portion of a consumer's account or line of credit for a period
longer than 72 hours after the actual transaction or purchase.
Section 5. Notification.
A merchant in the retail industry or provider of travel
services that imposes a credit block of any amount above the
purchase price of goods or travel services purchased by
consumers shall notify the consumer prior to purchase of the use
of credit blocking for purchases by verbal notification or by a
clearly visible written notification displayed in a public
location.
Section 6. Enforcement.
A violation of this act shall be deemed to be a violation of
the act of December 17, 1968 (P.L.1224, No.387), known as the
Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law.
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