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§ 14-1318. Credit card numbers and payment device numbers; printing on receipts

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCommercial LawEffective: January 1, 2013

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Commercial Law
Title 14. Miscellaneous Consumer Protection Provisions
Subtitle 13. Miscellaneous Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Effective: January 1, 2013
MD Code, Commercial Law, § 14-1318
§ 14-1318. Credit card numbers and payment device numbers; printing on receipts
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(a)(1) In this section, “payment device number” means any code, account number, or other means of account access, other than a check, draft, or similar paper instrument, that can be used to obtain money, goods, services, or anything of value, or for purposes of initiating a transfer of funds.
(2) “Payment device number” includes a credit card number and a debit card number.
(b)(1) This section applies only to receipts that are electronically printed in connection with the purchase of consumer goods or consumer services.
(2) This section does not apply to receipts where the sole means of recording the payment device number is by handwriting, imprinting, or copying the payment device.
(c) A person that accepts a payment device number for the transaction of business may not print more than five digits of the payment device number or the expiration date of the payment device on a receipt that is provided to the holder of the payment device at the point of sale or transaction or retained by the person.
(d)(1) The Attorney General may initiate a civil action against a person that violates this section to recover for the State a civil penalty not exceeding $25 for each violation.
(2) For the purposes of this section, each instance in which a payment device number or expiration date is printed when prohibited by this section is a separate violation.

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Added by Acts 2002, c. 295, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2003, c. 21, § 1, eff. April 8, 2003; Acts 2011, c. 595, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
MD Code, Commercial Law, § 14-1318, MD COML § 14-1318
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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