S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9048
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 17, 2012
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Introduced by M. of A. N. RIVERA, CRESPO, ARROYO, CASTRO, CAMARA, MOYA,
LINARES, J. RIVERA, MENG, STEVENSON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
BARRON, BROOK-KRASNY, DenDEKKER, HOOPER, JACOBS, JEFFRIES, KAVANAGH,
PEOPLES-STOKES, PERRY, RAMOS, P. RIVERA, ROBINSON, RODRIGUEZ, SIMOTAS,
TITUS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs
and Protection
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the personal
information of a credit or debit card holder
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 520-a of the general business law,
as amended by chapter 233 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as
follows:
3. No person, firm, partnership or corporation which accepts credit or
debit cards for the transaction of business shall require the credit or
debit card holder to write OR ELECTRONICALLY ENTER on the credit or
debit card transaction form, nor shall it write [or], cause to be writ-
ten, OR ELECTRONICALLY ENTERED on such form or on any attachment there-
to, any personal identification information, including but not limited
to the credit or debit card holder's address [or], ZIP CODE, EMAIL
ADDRESS OR telephone [number] NUMBERS, INCLUDING HOME, CELL AND WORK
TELEPHONE NUMBERS, that is not required by the credit or debit card
issuer to complete the credit or debit card transaction; provided,
however, that the credit or debit card holder's address and telephone
number may be required [on such form or attachment thereto] where (i)
such information is necessary for shipping, delivery or installation of
purchased merchandise or for special orders; or (ii) the person, firm,
partnership or corporation processes credit or debit card transactions
by mailing transaction forms to a designated bankcard center for settle-
ment.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13733-02-2