WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 171

number of a credit card holder on a credit card transaction form as a condition of
accepting a credit card or device as payment for consumer credit, goods, realty, or
services; permitting a person to record certain information of a credit card holder
under certain circumstances; and generally relating to the use of consumer
identification information in accepting payments made by credit card.

BY adding to

Article - Commercial Law

Section 13-317

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1983 Replacement Volume and 1989 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Commercial Law

13-317.

(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 REQUEST OR RECORD THE ADDRESS OR TELEPHONE NUMBER OF
THE CREDIT CARD HOLDER ON THE CREDIT CARD TRANSACTION FORM.

(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.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect July 1, 1990.

Approved April 24, 1990.

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