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7.18 Card Capture
7.17.11.2 Written Notification
Written notification must include:
1. the date of the maintenance;
United States Region
7.18 Card Capture
2. the times at which the maintenance commences and concludes; and
3. a brief description of the reason for the maintenance.
Written notification regarding emergency maintenance must also include a
description of the actions taken to prevent a reoccurrence of the event.
Permissible Maintenance Time
Frame
Scheduled
Maintenance
01:00 to 05:00(New
York time)
Maximum Hours per Month 10 4
Maximum Hours per Week 5 2
Maximum Hours per Day 2 1
Maximum Duration of Event
(Hours)
7.18.1 POS Transactions
7.23 ATM Access Fees
2 1
Emergency
Maintenance
Anytime
In addition to the Rules in Chapter 7, “Acquiring,” Rule 7.18.1 in part 1 of this
rulebook, the following applies:
The capture of Cards at POS Terminals is prohibited.
7.23.1 Domestic Transactions
The following replace Chapter 7, “Acquiring,” Rule 7.23.1, paragraph 1 in part 1
of this rulebook:
In all states and territories of the United States and in the District of Columbia,
upon complying with the ATM Access Fee certification requirements of the
Rules, United States Acquirers may assess an ATM Access Fee on a Transaction at
a Terminal if the Transaction is initiated with a Card issued in the United States.
Rules governing the imposition of ATM Access Fees must be followed and are
contained in this Chapter 20, Rule 7.23.1 of this rulebook.
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Maestro Global Rules • 9 November 2012 20-17