PRINTER'S NO. 1470
No. 1223 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY WEBER, BAKER, ARMSTRONG, BALDWIN, BARD, BASTIAN,
BELFANTI, BLAUM, CAPPELLI, CAWLEY, COLEMAN, CORRIGAN, DeLUCA,
DeWEESE, D. EVANS, FABRIZIO, FICHTER, FLEAGLE, GEIST, GEORGE,
GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HARRIS, HASAY, HERSHEY, HORSEY,
JAMES, KELLER, KOTIK, LAUGHLIN, LEDERER, LEH, LEWIS,
MANDERINO, McGEEHAN, S. MILLER, O'NEILL, PAYNE, PETRONE,
PHILLIPS, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SATHER, SHANER, SOLOBAY,
R. STEVENSON, SURRA, E. Z. TAYLOR, TIGUE, WALKO, WASHINGTON,
WATSON, WHEATLEY, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD, FRANKEL, BUNT,
CRAHALLA, PETRARCA, REICHLEY, THOMAS, SAYLOR AND TANGRETTI,
APRIL 24, 2003
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, APRIL 24, 2003
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of May 21, 1992 (P.L.241, No.36), entitled "An
2 act prohibiting persons who accept credit cards for the
3 transaction of business from requiring certain additional
4 information from the credit cardholder; providing for
5 enforcement of the act; and imposing civil penalties,"
6 prohibiting certain credit card information on receipts.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. The title of the act of May 21, 1992 (P.L.241,
10 No.36), referred to as the Credit Card Information Act, is
11 amended to read:
12 AN ACT
13 Prohibiting persons who accept credit or debit cards for the
14 transaction of business from requiring certain additional
15 information from [the credit cardholder] cardholders and from
1 including certain information on receipts; providing for
2 enforcement of the act; and imposing civil penalties.
3 Section 2. Section 1 of the act is repealed.
4 Section 3. The act is amended by adding sections to read:
5 Section 1. Short title.
6 This act shall be known and may be cited as the Credit and
7 Debit Card Information Act.
8 Section 1.1. Definitions.
9 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
10 have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
11 context clearly indicates otherwise:
12 "Credit card." A device or instrument which entitles the
13 holder to obtain money, goods, services or anything of value
14 either on credit or as an automatic debit against an account of
15 the holder.
16 "Person." An individual, corporation, trust, partnership,
17 limited partnership, incorporated or unincorporated association
18 or other entity.
19 Section 4. Section 2 of the act is amended by adding a
20 subsection to read:
21 Section 2. Requirement of information prohibited.
22 * * *
23 (c.1) Receipts.--No person who accepts credit cards for the
24 transaction of business shall print the full number and
25 expiration date of a credit card on a receipt.
26 * * *
27 Section 5. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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