Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-317
Credit card purchases; information demands
Effective Oct 1, 1995Added by Acts 1990, c. 171, § 1, eff. July 1, 1990. Amended by Acts 1995, c. 505, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1995.State of Maryland
- (a) 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) 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) 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.
Added by Acts 1990, c. 171, § 1, eff. July 1, 1990. Amended by Acts 1995, c. 505, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1995.