Section 14-1318 - Printing payment device numbers on receipts. - Maryland Statutes

§ 14-1318. Printing payment device numbers on receipts.
 

(a)  "Payment device number" defined.- 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. 

(b)  Applicability of section.-  

(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 credit card number or payment device number is by handwriting, imprinting, or copying the credit card or payment device. 

(c)  Restriction.- A person that accepts a credit card number or other payment device number for the transaction of business may not print more than eight digits of the credit card number or other payment device number on a receipt provided to the holder of the credit card or payment device. 

(d)  Penalties for violation.-  

(1) The Attorney General may initiate a civil action against a person who 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 credit card number is printed when prohibited by this section is a separate violation. 
 

[2002, ch. 295; 2003, ch. 21, § 1.]