City of Baltimore - File #: 08-0232

• 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
• 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

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/4/2008	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
11/20/2008	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
11/20/2008	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
11/20/2008	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
11/17/2008	0	City Council	Introduced
11/17/2008	0	City Council	Assigned

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

§ 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’...