Section 13-317 - Use of consumer identification information in connection with credit card payments. - Maryland Statutes

§ 13-317. Use of consumer identification information in connection with credit card payments.
 

(a)  Prohibition.- Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, as a condition of accepting a credit card or device as payment for consumer credit, goods, realty, or services, a person may not record the address or telephone number of the credit card holder. 

(b)  Exceptions.- A person may record the address or telephone number of a credit card holder if: 

(1) The information is necessary for: 

(i) The shipping, delivery, or installation of consumer goods; or 

(ii) Special orders of consumer goods or services; 

(2) Authorization from the credit card issuer as to the availability of credit is not required by the issuer to complete the credit card transaction; or 

(3) The person processes credit card transactions by mailing transaction forms to a designated bankcard center for settlement. 

(c)  Request for identification.- A person accepting a credit card or device as payment for consumer credit, goods, realty, or services may request that the credit card holder display a form of identification. 
 

[1990, ch. 171; 1995, ch. 505.]