§ 13-318
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§13–318.
(1)In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2)“Draft” does not include a credit or debit card sales draft.
(3)“Drawer” means the individual who makes or signs a check or other draft.
(b)Subject to the provisions of subsection
(c)of this section, as a condition of accepting a check or other draft as payment for consumer credit, goods, realty, or services, a person may not request or record the account number of any credit card of the drawer of the check or other draft.
(c)The provisions of this section do not prohibit a person from:
(1)Requesting the drawer to display a credit card for purposes only of identification or credit worthiness;
(2)Requesting or recording the type or issuer of a credit card of the drawer; or
(3)Recording the number and expiration date of a credit card if the person requesting the information has agreed with the credit card issuer to cash checks as a service to the issuer’s cardholders and the issuer has agreed to guarantee payment of cardholder checks cashed by that person.