§ 6-13-15. Prohibition against recording credit card or social security numbers on checks.
It shall be unlawful, during a sale at retail of any goods or merchandise, to record any credit card or all or part of a social security number obtained from a purchaser as a means of identification upon the check of the purchaser tendered for the sale. Any person, firm, or corporation that shall violate the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100). This section does not prohibit any person from requesting production of, or recording, a credit card number as a condition for cashing or accepting a check, provided the person has agreed with the credit card issuer to cash or accept checks from card holders of the issuer; the issuer has agreed to guarantee card holder checks cashed or accepted by that person; and the card holder has given actual, apparent, or implied authority for the use of his or her card number in the manner and for the purpose described in this section.
History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 351, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 57, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 69, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 9.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions
Chapter 6-13 - Unfair Sales Practices
Section 6-13-1. - Definitions.
Section 6-13-2. - Computation of cost of tobacco products.
Section 6-13-2.1. - Sales of milk.
Section 6-13-3. - Penalty for advertising or sale to injure competitors or destroy competition.
Section 6-13-4. - Below-cost sales as evidence of intent.
Section 6-13-5. - Sales exempt from chapter.
Section 6-13-6. - Enforcement of chapter.
Section 6-13-7. - Conflict with other law.
Section 6-13-8. - Severability.
Section 6-13-9. - Retail sales of electrical appliances.
Section 6-13-10. - Unsolicited goods.
Section 6-13-11. - Discount price advertisement.
Section 6-13-12. - Sales of gift certificates.
Section 6-13-12.1. - Donation of gift certificates.
Section 6-13-13. - Cash register windows — Obstruction of view.
Section 6-13-14. - Automatic lease renewal — Notice required.
Section 6-13-15. - Prohibition against recording credit card or social security numbers on checks.
Section 6-13-16. - Prohibition against recording personal information in credit card transactions.
Section 6-13-17. - Requiring consumers to furnish social security numbers.
Section 6-13-18. - Check cashing discrimination.
Section 6-13-19. - Requiring consumers to furnish social security numbers.