Florida Statutes
Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 501.001-501.171)
501.0118 - Restrictions on information printed on receipts for payment-card transactions; penalties.


(1) As used in this section, the term:
(a) “Cardholder” means the person or organization named on the face of a payment card to whom or for whose benefit the payment card is issued.
(b) “Merchant” means a person who receives from a cardholder a payment card, or information from a payment card, as the instrument for obtaining, purchasing, or receiving goods, services, money, or anything else of value from the person.
(c) “Payment card” means a credit card, charge card, debit card, or any other card that is issued to a cardholder and that allows the cardholder to obtain, purchase, or receive goods, services, money, or anything else of value from a merchant.

(2) A merchant who accepts a payment card for the transaction of business may not print more than the last five digits of the payment card’s account number or print the payment card’s expiration date on a receipt provided to the cardholder. This subsection applies only to receipts described in subsection (3) and does not apply to a transaction in which the sole means of recording the payment card’s account number or expiration date is by handwriting or by an imprint or copy of the payment card.

(3)(a) Effective July 1, 2003, this section applies to receipts that are electronically printed using a cash register or other machine or device that is first used on or after July 1, 2003.
(b) Effective July 1, 2005, this section applies to all receipts that are electronically printed, including those printed using a cash register or other machine or device that is first used before July 1, 2003.

(4) A merchant who violates this section commits a noncriminal violation as defined in s. 775.08, punishable by a fine of $250 for the first violation and $1,000 for a second or subsequent violation in accordance with s. 775.083.
(5) The office of the state attorney may bring an action to enforce this section for each violation that occurs in or affects the judicial circuit under the office’s jurisdiction. The appropriate county court has jurisdiction.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2002-170.

Structure Florida Statutes

Florida Statutes

Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations

Chapter 501 - Consumer Protection

Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 501.001-501.171)

501.001 - Florida Anti-Tampering Act.

501.005 - Consumer report security freeze.

501.0051 - Protected consumer report security freeze.

501.011 - Credit cards; unsolicited delivery or mailing prohibited.

501.0113 - Unsolicited goods; no obligation on part of recipient.

501.0115 - Service station credit cards and franchise agreements; certain restrictions on sales and purchasers prohibited.

501.0117 - Credit cards; transactions in which seller or lessor prohibited from imposing surcharge; penalty.

501.0118 - Restrictions on information printed on receipts for payment-card transactions; penalties.

501.012 - Health studios; legislative findings.

501.0125 - Health studios; definitions.

501.013 - Health studios; exemptions.

501.014 - Health studios; powers and duties of the department.

501.015 - Health studios; registration requirements and fees.

501.016 - Health studios; security requirements.

501.017 - Health studios; contracts.

501.018 - Health studios; change of ownership or location.

501.019 - Health studios; penalties.

501.021 - Home solicitation sale; definitions.

501.022 - Home solicitation sale; permit required.

501.025 - Home solicitation sale; buyer’s right to cancel.

501.031 - Home solicitation sale; written agreement.

501.035 - Home solicitation sale; exclusions.

501.041 - Home solicitation sale; restoration of down payment.

501.045 - Home solicitation sale; duty of buyer.

501.046 - Home solicitation sale; duty of businesses conducting home solicitation sales.

501.047 - Home solicitation sale; prohibited practices.

501.052 - Home solicitation sale; enforcement authority; injunctive relief.

501.053 - Home solicitation sale; judicial review.

501.055 - Home solicitation sale; penalties.

501.057 - Commercial Weight-Loss Practices Act; short title.

501.0571 - Commercial Weight-Loss Practices Act; definitions.

501.0573 - Weight-loss provider requirements.

501.0575 - Weight-Loss Consumer Bill of Rights.

501.0577 - Commercial Weight-Loss Practices Act; exemptions.

501.0579 - Commercial Weight-Loss Practices Act; unlawful practices.

501.0581 - Commercial Weight-Loss Practices Act; civil remedies.

501.0583 - Selling, delivering, bartering, furnishing, or giving weight-loss pills to persons under age 18; penalties; defense.

501.059 - Telephone solicitation.

501.122 - Control of nonionizing radiations; laser; penalties.

501.135 - Consumer unit pricing.

501.137 - Mortgage lenders; tax and insurance payments from escrow accounts; duties.

501.1375 - Deposits received for purchase of residential dwelling units; placement in escrow; waiver; exceptions.

501.1377 - Violations involving homeowners during the course of residential foreclosure proceedings.

501.138 - Advertising of previews or trailers; standards.

501.141 - Delivery of crated goods; written statement of satisfaction; right to cancel.

501.142 - Retail sales establishments; preemption; notice of refund policy; exceptions; penalty.

501.145 - Bedding Label Act.

501.155 - Electronic dissemination of commercial recordings or audiovisual works; required disclosures; injunctive relief.

501.160 - Rental or sale of essential commodities during a declared state of emergency; prohibition against unconscionable prices.

501.164 - Civil penalties.

501.165 - Automatic renewal of service contracts.

501.171 - Security of confidential personal information.