R.I. Gen. Laws § 6-13-16
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§ 6-13-16. Prohibition against recording personal information in credit card transactions.
Official statutory text
(a) No person, firm, partnership, or corporation that accepts credit cards for the transaction of business shall require the credit card holder to write or cause to be written on a transaction form any personal identification information, including, but not limited to, the credit card holders address or telephone number, that is not required by the credit card issuer to complete the credit card transactions.
(b) The credit card holders address and telephone number may be required on a transaction form where: (1) this information is necessary for shipping, delivery, installation of purchased merchandise, consumer rental transactions, warranty, or for special orders; (2) authorization from the credit card issuer as to the availability of credit is required by the issuer to complete the credit card transaction; or (3) the person, firm, partnership, or corporation processes credit card transactions by mailing transaction forms to the designated bankcard center for settlement.
(c) This section shall not preclude a person, firm, partnership, or corporation that accepts credit cards from requesting this personal identification and recording it, if it is provided by the card holder pursuant to that request.
(d) Any person, firm, partnership, or corporation who or that shall violate the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100).
(b) The credit card holders address and telephone number may be required on a transaction form where: (1) this information is necessary for shipping, delivery, installation of purchased merchandise, consumer rental transactions, warranty, or for special orders; (2) authorization from the credit card issuer as to the availability of credit is required by the issuer to complete the credit card transaction; or (3) the person, firm, partnership, or corporation processes credit card transactions by mailing transaction forms to the designated bankcard center for settlement.
(c) This section shall not preclude a person, firm, partnership, or corporation that accepts credit cards from requesting this personal identification and recording it, if it is provided by the card holder pursuant to that request.
(d) Any person, firm, partnership, or corporation who or that shall violate the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100).
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