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13.13 Additional Liabilities
United States Region
13.13 Additional Liabilities
In addition to the Rules in Chapter 13, “Liabilities and Indemnification,” in part
1 of this rulebook, the following applies:
The Corporation reserves the right to adopt financial responsibility requirements
for Customers. Such criteria may be instituted to comply with future laws or
regulations, or for reasons of financial prudence on the part of the Corporation.
13.13.1 Liability for Shared Deposits
The maximum damages that an Acquirer may face for its failure to comply with
these Shared Deposit Rules is the amount of loss incurred by the Issuer with
respect to a particular Shared Deposit (such amount not to exceed the amount
of the Shared Deposit).
In addition, an Acquirer will not be liable to an Issuer for any amount of the
Shared Deposit that the Issuer could have recovered from the Cardholder. An
Issuer must claim that:
1. its Cardholder would not accept the adjustment of an improper Shared
Deposit;
2. it could not debit the Cardholder when the Issuer received notice of the
improper deposit; and
3. it could have debited the Cardholder if the Acquirer had complied with
these Shared Deposit rules.
In all events, the Issuer must first attempt to collect from its Cardholder.
Additional Regional Information
United States Geographical Region
For information refer to Appendix A, “Geographical Regions,” in part 2 of this
rulebook.
Technical Specifications
Refer to Appendix B, “Technical Specifications,” in part 2 of this rulebook.
Screen and Receipt Text Displays
For information refer to Appendix D, “Screen and Receipt Text Displays,” in
part 2 of this rulebook.
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Maestro Global Rules • 9 November 2012 20-31