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Assembly Bill A1370

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the personal information of a credit or debit card holder

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2021-A1370 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5828
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §520-a, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9048
2013-2014: A7284
2015-2016: A1121
2017-2018: A5243, A7915, S8388
2019-2020: A5982, S2398
2023-2024: S2661
2025-2026: S4237

2021-A1370 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the personal information of a credit or debit card holder; adds zip code, e-mail address and home, cell and work telephone numbers to the personal information protected.

2021-A1370 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1370
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 8, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SEAWRIGHT, PERRY -- 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, ZIP CODE 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 settlement; OR (III) SUCH INFORMATION IS USED SOLELY FOR THE
 DETECTION, INVESTIGATION OR PREVENTION OF FRAUD, THEFT, IDENTITY  THEFT,
 CRIMINAL  ACTIVITY  OR  ENFORCEMENT  OF  TERMS  OF SALE. NOTHING IN THIS
 SUBDIVISION SHALL PREVENT A PERSON, FIRM OR  CORPORATION  WHICH  ACCEPTS
 CREDIT  CARDS OR DEBIT CARDS FROM REQUESTING THAT A CUSTOMER VOLUNTARILY
 PROVIDE PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION WHERE THE USE  OF  SUCH  INFORMATION  IS
 DISCLOSED TO SUCH CONSUMER.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.

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