Prepaid Service Expiration Laws

Summary

Washington State law RCW 19.240.020 generally prohibits prepaid service accounts from expiring, with exceptions for promotional or reward-based programs. Specific conditions may apply to membership programs. Consult a local attorney for detailed advice.

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It is not a gift card, its a membership program, where you pay monthly for a service automatically. The membership has been paused so that the services could be redeemed. And those remaining services where given an expiration date.
It seems you're inquiring about the legality of expiration dates for prepaid services in a membership context. In New York:
- Prepaid services typically should not expire as per General Business Law ยง *-i.
- Exceptions exist for promotional or rewards-based programs.
- Specific conditions may apply to membership programs.
Please consult a local attorney for detailed advice.
In Washington state
In Washington state:
- Prepaid services generally shouldn't expire according to RCW *.*.*.
- Exceptions may exist for promotional or reward-based programs.
- Specific conditions may apply to membership programs.
For detailed advice, please consult a local attorney.