HOUSE BILL 458

File Code: Commercial Law - Consumer Protection

Sponsored By:

Delegates Conroy, Cryor, Hubbard, Love, Menes, Montgomery, Pendergrass, Sophocleus, Trueschler, and Vaughn

Entitled:

Consumer Protection - Printing Payment Device Numbers on Receipts - Penalty

Synopsis:

Increasing from $25 to $100 the civil penalty that may be recovered from a person that accepts a credit card number or other payment device number for the transaction of business and prints more than eight digits of the credit card number or other payment device number on a receipt provided to the holder of the credit card or payment device.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

1/30

First Reading Economic Matters

2/2

Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.

2/23

Withdrawn

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23A

Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A

Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21

Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14

Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13

Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32

Delegate John G. Trueschler, District 42

Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMMERCE AND BUSINESS -see also- DEALERS; TRADERS; etc

CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES

CREDIT

PENALTIES

Bill affects the following Statute:

Commercial Law

( 14-1318 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered