ME LD151

Removes the existing prohibition on businesses imposing surcharges on credit and debit card transactions, extending to sellers the same surcharge authority currently available only to governmental entities

Surcharges must be clearly disclosed to consumers prior to payment and cannot exceed the actual costs incurred by the business or assessed by third-party payment processors

Businesses must inform consumers that surcharges can be avoided by paying with cash, check, or other non-card methods

Prohibits surcharges on debit card transactions if no processing fee is assessed by the third-party payment provider

Repeals 10 MRSA chapter 202-B, which prohibited travel service providers from imposing credit card surcharges