Baltimore City Council
File #: 08-0232    Version: 0 Name: Charge Cards - Protection of Account Number
Type: Ordinance Status: Failed - End of Term
File created: 11/17/2008 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action:
Enactment #:
Title: Charge Cards - Protection of Account Number FOR the purpose of prohibiting the creation or retention of certain records that contain certain charge card information; defining certain terms; imposing certain penalties; and generally relating to the protection of charge card information.
Sponsors: Belinda Conaway, President Young, Sharon Green Middleton, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Helen L. Holton, James B. Kraft, Robert Curran, Bill Henry, Mary Pat Clarke, Agnes Welch, Warren Branch
Indexes: Account Number, Charge Cards
Attachments: 1. 08-0232 - 1st Reader.pdf, 2. Finance - 08-0232.pdf, 3. Law - 08-0232.pdf, 4. State's Attorney - 08-0232.pdf
EXPLANATION: CAPITALS indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
 
      * WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
      THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
      INTRODUCTORY*      
 
      CITY OF BALTIMORE
      COUNCIL BILL           
                                                                                                                                                            
Introduced by:  Councilmember Conaway                                                                                         
 
      A BILL ENTITLED
 
AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Charge Cards - Protection of Account Number
 
FOR the purpose of prohibiting the creation or retention of certain records that contain certain charge card information; defining certain terms; imposing certain penalties; and generally relating to the protection of charge card information.
Body
BY adding
  Article 2 - Consumer Protections
  Section(s) 18-1, to be under the new subtitle,
     "Subtitle 18.  Miscellaneous"
  Baltimore City Code
   (Edition 2000)
 
  SECTION 1.  BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:
 
      Baltimore City Code
 
      Article 2.  Consumer Protections
 
      SUBTITLE 18.  MISCELLANEOUS
 
ยง 18-1.  RECORD OF CHARGE CARD TRANSACTIONS.
 
  (A)  DEFINITIONS.
 
     (1)  IN GENERAL.
 
IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS HAVE THE MEANINGS INDICATED.
 
     (2)  CHARGE CARD.
 
"CHARGE CARD" MEANS ANY CREDIT CARD OR DEBIT CARD.
 
 
(3)  MERCHANT.
 
"MERCHANT" MEANS ANY PERSON ENGAGED IN THIS CITY IN THE BUSINESS OF SELLING GOODS, SERVICES, REALTY, OR CREDIT.
 
  (B)  RECEIPTS , ETC., TO BE REDACTED.
 
IF A MERCHANT IS PAID, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, THROUGH A CHARGE CARD, THE MERCHANT MAY NOT CREATE OR, IF PREVIOUSLY CREATED, RETAIN ANY RECEIPT OR OTHER RECORD OF THE PAYMENT THAT CONTAINS:
 
(1)      THE CARD'S ACCOUNT NUMBER, OTHER THAN THE LAST 4 DIGITS; OR
 
(2)      THE CARD'S SECURITY CODE NUMBER, IF ANY.
 
  (C)  PENALTIES.
 
ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES ANY PROVISION OF THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND, ON CONVICTION, IS SUBJECT TO A FINE AS FOLLOWS:
 
(1)      FOR A 1ST OFFENSE, $500; AND
 
(2)      FOR EACH SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE, $1,000.
 
  SECTION 2.  AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the catchlines contained in this Ordinance are not law and may not be considered to have been enacted as a part of this or any prior Ordinance.
 
  SECTION 3.  AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That this Ordinance takes effect on the 30th day after the date it is enacted.
 
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