File Code: Commercial Law - Consumer Protection
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Cane, Benson, Burns, Jones, Nathan-Pulliam, Owings,
Rudolph, and Sophocleus
- Entitled:
-
Commercial Law - Sending Blank Checks Through the Mail - Prohibition
Providing that the term "credit card" includes cards, plates, coupon
books, and other credit devices that may be used to obtain credit;
prohibiting the sending of a blank check or other payment device
through the mail without prior request or application by the
recipient; and providing that violation of the prohibition against
sending a blank check or other payment device through the mail is an
unfair or deceptive trade practice.
House Action
- 1/27
- First Reading Economic Matters
- 2/19
- Hearing 3/5 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/10
- Withdrawn
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
- Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
- Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
- Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
- Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
- Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
- Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
- Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CHECKS
- CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
- CREDIT
- PENALTIES
- POSTAL SERVICE
- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Commercial Law
- (
13-301 ,
14-1305 ,
14-1319
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
