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Rating
What we like:
- Post-sale fees not allowed Gift cards are redeemable for cash after 90% of the value has been redeemed
- Gift cards do not escheat to the State of Massachusetts
- Massachusetts offers a consumer-centric gift card law webpage
- Massachusetts has legally defined the notion of a gift card
- Massachusetts has legally specified whether or not gift cards escheat to the state
What could be better:
- Gift cards may expire 7 years from purchase date
Heads up! ScripSmart attempts to make all information accurate. ScripSmart is only a guideline and does not provide definitive statements of the law. If you have questions about the law's application to a particular case, direct them to a specialist.
Report an errorThe following types of gift cards are excluded form Massachusetts Gift Card Law:
Bank Cards, Phone Cards
Good to know for Massachusetts residents:
If a gift card is reloadable and the balance is $5.00 or less, consumers may elect to receive the balance in cash.
Last change in Massachusetts State law took effect on June 9, 2008
Massachusetts Attorney General Information
| Attorney General: Martha Coakley (D) |
| ago@state.ma.us |
| Phone: (617) 727-2200 |
| http://www.mass.gov/ago/ |
Helpful Links:
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Massachusetts' Definition of a Gift Card/Gift Certificate http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl... |
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Detail of Massachusetts' Gift Card Expiration Law http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl... |
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Detail of Massachusetts' Gift Card Escheatment Law
http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl... |
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Detail of Massachusetts' Gift Card Fees Law
http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl... |
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Detail of Massachusetts' Gift Card Cash Back Law http://www.malegislature.gov/Laws/... |
