RSA Chapter 358-N — Prohibited Credit Card Practices in Travel Services

Title XXXI — Trade and Commerce

Current through the 2025 Regular Session of the New Hampshire General Court.

Title XXXI Trade and Commerce

RSA 358-N:1 Definitions

In this chapter:

I. "Credit card" means any instrument, whether known as a credit card, credit plate, charge plate, or by any other name, which purports to evidence an undertaking to pay for service rendered or furnished to or upon the order of a designated person or bearer.

II. "Provider of travel services" means a person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of furnishing travel, transportation or vacation services. This term shall not include a travel agent as defined in paragraph III.

III. "Travel agent" means a person, firm, corporation, partnership or association, other than a common carrier, or employee of a common carrier, that:

(a) Is an officially appointed agent of a common carrier or is a member of a cruise line association who operates exclusively as an agent for cruise lines in the sale of cruise travel products or services; and

(b) As a legal agent for a provider of travel services sells, or offers for sale, travel, transportation or vacation arrangements.

Source. 1992, 233:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.

RSA 358-N:2 Prohibited Practices

A provider of travel services for which a travel agent is an agent shall not impose a surcharge on or reduce the commission paid to such travel agent if the consumer uses a credit card to obtain credit in the transaction.

Source. 1992, 233:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.

RSA 358-N:3 Unfair Trade Practice

Any violation of RSA 358-N:2 shall constitute an unfair or deceptive trade practice within the meaning of RSA 358-A, and shall subject the defendant in such case to a cause of action under RSA 358-A:10.

Source. 1992, 233:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.

RSA 358-N:4 Exemption

This chapter shall not apply to scheduled airlines.

Source. 1992, 233:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.