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Code · Virginia · Title 59.1 · Chapter 35

Code of Virginia § 59.1-443.1. Recording date of birth as condition of accepting checks prohibited.

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A. As used in this section:
"Check" shall have the same meaning as defined in § 8.3A-104 .
B. Except as provided in subsection C, no person who accepts checks for the transaction of business shall, as a condition of accepting the check, record, or request or require a person to record, his or her date of birth upon the check or otherwise.
C. This section does not require a person to accept checks for the transaction of business. Nothing in this section shall apply to
(i)the collection or use of a date of birth that is unrelated to accepting payment by check or
(ii)a requirement that the person paying by check provide the year of his birth.
2004, c. 241 ; 2005, c. 839 .
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