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<section article="gcl" article_name="Commercial Law" number="12-1403" title_number="12" title_name="Credit Regulations" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Credit Card Processors">
  <level label="a">
    <text>If a business entity cancels a merchant processing agreement before the expiration of the initial term agreed on by the credit card processor and the business entity, the credit card processor may not assess or charge a fee, fine, or penalty that exceeds $500.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>If a business entity terminates the merchant processing agreement after the expiration of the initial term agreed on by a credit card processor and a business entity, the credit card processor may not assess a fee, fine, or penalty, unless a credit card processor and a business entity have entered into a separate renewal merchant processing agreement.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Subject to subsection (d) of this section, a merchant processing agreement shall disclose clearly and conspicuously in bold, 12 point font the following information:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The amount of any early termination fee, fine, penalty, or liquidated damages that may be assessed by the credit card processor for termination of a merchant processing agreement before the expiration of the initial term;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The expiration date of the merchant processing agreement;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The renewal date of the merchant processing agreement; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The customer service contact information of the credit card processor, including telephone number, mailing address, and e–mail address.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The information required under subsection (c) of this section shall be:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Provided on the signature page of a merchant  processing agreement; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Initialed separately by the business entity.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The credit card processor shall provide a copy of the merchant processing agreement in electronic or paper form to the business entity at the time the business entity signs the merchant processing agreement.</text>
  </level>
</section>
