9-A §8-304. Disclosure of lists of the names, addresses and account numbers of credit card holders - Maine Statutes

Title 9-A: MAINE CONSUMER CREDIT CODE

Article 8: TRUTH-IN-LENDING

Part 3: CREDIT CARD RESTRICTIONS

§8-304. Disclosure of lists of the names, addresses and account numbers of credit card holders

1. Except as provided in subsection 2, it is unlawful for a person, business, corporation, partnership, agency, financial institution, credit card registration service or other entity to rent, sell, exchange or otherwise disclose or make available to another person or entity a list containing the names, addresses and account numbers of credit card holders without the express, written permission of the credit card holders.

[ 1993, c. 86, §1 (NEW) .]

2. The following disclosures of lists containing the names, addresses and account numbers of credit card holders are not prohibited:

A. Disclosure to or from a consumer reporting agency, as defined in Title 10, section 1312, subsection 4, provided the transfer is for purposes of compliance with and in a manner consistent with the terms of the Fair Credit Reporting Act; [1993, c. 86, §1 (NEW).]

B. Disclosure between a parent corporation and a subsidiary or affiliate of that corporation or between subsidiaries or affiliates of a parent corporation; [1993, c. 86, §1 (NEW).]

C. Disclosure in connection with the sale or pledge, or negotiation of the sale or pledge, of any portion of a business or the assets of a business, provided that the party to whom disclosure is made shall maintain the confidentiality of the information disclosed; [1993, c. 86, §1 (NEW).]

D. Disclosure in connection with the authorization, processing, billing, collection, charge-back, fraud prevention or credit card recovery; and [1993, c. 86, §1 (NEW).]

E. Disclosure pursuant to state or federal law or at the direction of a governmental entity pursuant to law or in response to a court order. [1993, c. 86, §1 (NEW).]

[ 1993, c. 86, §1 (NEW) .]

3. A violation of this section constitutes a violation of the Maine Consumer Credit Code and the Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act.

[ 1993, c. 86, §1 (NEW) .]

SECTION HISTORY

RR 1993, c. 1, §22 (COR). 1993, c. 86, §1 (NEW). 1993, c. 135, §1 (NEW).