§ 6-13-19. Requiring consumers to furnish social security numbers.
No person, firm, corporation, or other business entity that offers discount cards for purchases made at any business maintained by the offeror shall require that a consumer of goods who applies for a discount card furnish all or part of his or her social security number as a condition precedent to the application for the consumer discount card. No information obtained on the application or by use of a discount card can be sold or given to any other person, firm, corporation, or business entity, provided that the person, firm, corporation, or other business may: (a) disclose such information to its affiliates, to service providers that perform services for it, or as required by law; and/or (b) transfer such information in connection with the sale of its business operations.
History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 311, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 408, § 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.