PRINTER'S NO. 3511
No. 2526 Session of 2000
INTRODUCED BY DeLUCA, COSTA, WALKO, SOLOBAY, HENNESSEY, BEBKO- JONES, J. TAYLOR, CAPPABIANCA, M. COHEN, DERMODY, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GEORGE, HORSEY, LAUGHLIN, LEDERER, ROEBUCK, STABACK, TRELLO AND YOUNGBLOOD, MAY 9, 2000
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MAY 9, 2000
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. D7L18JLW/20000H2526B3511