PRINTER'S NO. 698
No. 642 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY DeLUCA, BISHOP, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPABIANCA, COSTA,
DeWEESE, FRANKEL, GEORGE, HENNESSEY, HORSEY, LAUGHLIN,
LEDERER, McCALL, READSHAW, ROBERTS, ROEBUCK, ROONEY, RUFFING,
SCHRODER, SOLOBAY, STABACK, STEELMAN, THOMAS, WALKO,
WASHINGTON AND YOUNGBLOOD, FEBRUARY 12, 2001
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FEBRUARY 12, 2001
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, prohibiting the sale of gift
3 certificates with expiration dates.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
7 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
8 § 7330. Gift certificates.
9 (a) Offense.--Any person who sells or offers for sale any
10 gift certificate to be used for the purchase of goods or
11 services having an expiration date commits a summary offense.
12 (b) Definition.--As used in this section, the term "gift
13 certificate" means any paper or document bearing a certain
14 dollar amount or value, which was purchased for cash or other
15 value or consideration.
16 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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