Lost your cell phone? No need to worry about being liable for charges the finder may rack up.
Effective Aug. 1, 2009, a customer will not be liable for charges resulting from unauthorized use of their cell phone, if the wireless provider has been notified that the phone is lost or stolen. The customer will have to agree, however, to suspend use of the wireless device.
The law, signed May 9 by Gov. Tim Pawlenty, is sponsored by Rep. John Lesch (DFL-St. Paul) and Sen. Ellen Anderson (DFL-St. Paul).
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