Walk It Through: The Old Gift Card
No expiration and no fee for 4 years after purchase, and a card sold in violation stays good.
A shopper finds a store gift card bought a couple of years ago, printed with an expiration date that has already passed.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One drawer of cards. Promotional certificates, prepaid phone cards, and what a deceptive trade practice claim involves are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.