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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1159H.P. 764House of Representatives, March 20, 2025
An Act to Prohibit Businesses from Refusing to Accept Cash for In-
person Payments
Reference to the Committee on Housing and Economic Development suggested and
ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative ROLLINS of Augusta.
Cosponsored by Representatives: BABIN of Fort Fairfield, SINCLAIR of Bath, SUPICA of
Bangor, Senator: DUSON of Cumberland. Page 1 - 132LR1078(01)
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2 is enacted to read:
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6 A person offering goods or services for sale at retail may not:
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8 of cash for the goods or services;
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10 only an electronic method for the goods or services;
11 Post any sign stating that cash payments are not accepted; and
12 Charge a higher price to customers paying for the goods or services
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14 For purposes of this section, "sale at retail" means any retail transaction conducted in
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18 This bill requires a person offering goods or services at retail in person to accept cash
19 for sales of less than $2,000 and prohibits the person from accepting payment by only an
20 electronic method. These provisions do not apply to transactions conducted remotely by
21 telephone, mail or the Internet. The bill also prohibits a person offering goods or services
22 at retail from posting any sign stating that cash payments are not accepted and from
23 charging a higher price to customers paying with cash instead of by an electronic method.
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