Sec. 1. 9-B MRSA §131, sub-§35, as amended by PL 1997, c. 398, Pt. A, §24, is further amended to read:

35. Satellite facility. "Satellite facility" means any facility, automated device or electronic terminal established by a financial institution authorized to do business in this State at which an existing financial institution customer may initiate banking transactions, including, but not limited to, cash deposits to and withdrawals from that customer's account, cash advances on a preauthorized credit line, transfers between checking and savings deposit or share accounts or payment transfers from the customer's account to accounts of other financial institution customers. Such a facility is not permanently staffed and is not part of a main office or branch office of a financial institution. Such a facility may be part of an electronic funds transfer system. Satellite facilities include facilities engaged in soliciting, receiving or accepting money or its equivalent on deposit from new and existing customers. The term satellite facility does not include a cash dispensing machine, that, operating in conjunction with a processor and network, allows a customer to debit an account in exchange for dispensing cash and that may allow a customer to effectuate transfers between the customer's accounts in the same financial institution, a point-of-sale terminal, a night depository or an office or facility engaged solely in the solicitation and origination of loans.

Sec. 2. 32 MRSA c. 80, sub-c. III is enacted to read:

SUBCHAPTER III

CASH-DISPENSING MACHINES ESTABLISHED BY NONBANKS

§6151.__Definitions

As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

1.__Administrator.__"Administrator" means the Director of the Office of Consumer Credit Regulation within the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation.

2.__Cash-dispensing machine.__"Cash-dispensing machine" means an electronic device that, operating in conjunction with a processor and network, allows a customer to debit an account in exchange for dispensing cash and that may allow a customer to effectuate account transfers subject to the limitations of section 6152.__It does not include a satellite facility operated