§9420. Paperless billing
1. Prohibition of certain fees. Except as authorized by federal law and regulation, a customer of a person may not be penalized by that person for opting out of receiving from the person a billing statement by electronic record rather than in paper form. A person may offer an incentive to a customer to accept a billing statement from the person by electronic record rather than in paper form.
[PL 2011, c. 226, §1 (NEW).]
2. Exemption. Subsection 1 does not apply to a person that is a depository institution, as defined in Title 32, section 16102, subsection 5, an affiliate of a depository institution or a subsidiary that is owned and controlled by the depository institution and that is regulated by a state or federal banking agency.
[PL 2011, c. 226, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2011, c. 226, §1 (NEW).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
Chapter 1051: UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION ACT
10 §9404. Prospective application
10 §9405. Use of electronic records and electronic signatures; variation by agreement
10 §9406. Construction and application
10 §9407. Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures and electronic contracts
10 §9408. Provision of information in writing; presentation of records
10 §9409. Attribution and effect of electronic record and electronic signature
10 §9410. Effect of change or error
10 §9411. Notarization and acknowledgment
10 §9412. Retention of electronic records; originals
10 §9413. Admissibility in evidence
10 §9414. Automated transaction
10 §9415. Time and place of sending and receipt
10 §9416. Transferable records
10 §9418. Acceptance and distribution of electronic records by governmental agencies