Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 14-1318
Credit card numbers and payment device numbers; printing on receipts
Effective Jan 1, 2013Added 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.State of Maryland
(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.
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.