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Can you summarize FLCL 501.0118?
GENERAL PROVISIONS (ss. 501.001-501.1735) > Restrictions on information printed on receipts for payment-card transactions; penalties.
Short Summary
This section of the Florida Statutes governs the restrictions on information printed on receipts for payment-card transactions. It applies to merchants who accept payment cards for the transaction of business. The section prohibits merchants from printing more than the last five digits of the payment card’s account number or the payment card’s expiration date on a receipt provided to the cardholder. The restrictions apply to electronically printed receipts using a cash register or other machine or device. However, transactions where the payment card’s account number or expiration date is recorded by handwriting or by an imprint or copy of the payment card are exempted. Violation of this section is considered a noncriminal violation and is punishable by fines of $250 for the first violation and $1,000 for a second or subsequent violation.
Whom does it apply to?
Merchants who accept payment cards for the transaction of business
What does it govern?
Restrictions on information printed on receipts for payment-card transactions
What are exemptions?
This section does not apply to transactions where the payment card's account number or expiration date is recorded by handwriting or by an imprint or copy of the payment card
What are the Penalties?
A merchant who violates this section commits a noncriminal violation punishable by a fine of $250 for the first violation and $1,000 for a second or subsequent violation
Jurisdiction
Florida