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Returning all copies, including carbons, that do not comply with this section, to the payment device holder or authorized user or destroying such copies and carbons in front of the payment device holder or authorized user shall constitute compliance with this section.C\n\nThe provisions of this section shall apply to all cash registers or other machines or devices that electronically print receipts for payment device transactions that are placed in service on or after July 1, 2003.D\n\nFor all cash registers or other machines or devices that electronically print receipts for payment device transactions in service prior to July 1, 2003, the provisions of this subsection shall not apply until July 1, 2005.E\n\nAny person violating this section (i) shall be liable to the payment device holder and the issuer for any damages or expenses, or both, including attorney fees, that the payment device holder incurs due to the use of the payment device without the permission of the payment device holder and (ii) may be compelled, in a proceeding instituted in any appropriate court by the attorney for the Commonwealth, to comply with this section by injunction, mandamus, or other appropriate remedy. 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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 744<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2004, chapter 793<\/a>; in 2009, chapter 373<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 794<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":263587,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71795,"identifier":"6.2-429","token":"6.2\/I\/4\/3\/6.2-429","url":"\/6.2-429\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/6.2-429\/","token":"6.2\/I\/4\/3\/6.2-429","dublin_core":{"Title":"Improper use of payment device numbers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 6.2-429","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No person<\/span> that accepts payment devices<\/span> for any purpose shall print on any receipt provided to the holder of the payment device<\/span> (i) more than the last four digits of the payment device<\/span> number or (ii) the expiration date. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> For transactions in which the sole means of recording the person<\/span>’s payment device<\/span> number is by handwriting or by an imprint or copy of the payment device<\/span>, no receipt, other than the one original, shall display the information prohibited in subsection A. Returning all copies, including carbons, that do not comply with this section, to the payment device<\/span> holder or authorized user or destroying such copies and carbons in front of the payment device<\/span> holder or authorized user shall constitute compliance with this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The provisions of this section shall apply to all cash registers or other machines or devices that electronically print receipts for payment device<\/span> transactions that are placed in service on or after July 1, 2003. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> For all cash registers or other machines or devices that electronically print receipts for payment device<\/span> transactions in service prior to July 1, 2003, the provisions of this subsection shall not apply until July 1, 2005. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Any person<\/span> violating this section (i) shall be liable to the payment device<\/span> holder and the issuer<\/span> for any damages<\/span> or expenses, or both, including attorney fees, that the payment device<\/span> holder incurs due to the use of the payment device<\/span> without the permission of the payment device<\/span> holder and (ii) may be compelled, in a proceeding instituted in any appropriate court<\/span> by the attorney for the Commonwealth, to comply with this section by injunction<\/span>, mandamus, or other appropriate remedy. Without limiting the remedies authorized by this section in a proceeding instituted by the attorney for the Commonwealth, any person<\/span> failing, neglecting, or refusing to obey any injunction<\/span>, mandamus, or other remedy obtained pursuant to this section, shall be subject, in the discretion of the court<\/span>, to a civil penalty<\/span> not to exceed $1,000 for each violation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nIMPROPER USE OF PAYMENT DEVICE NUMBERS (\u00a7 6.2-429)\n\nA. No person that accepts payment devices for any purpose shall print on any\nreceipt provided to the holder of the payment device (i) more than the last four\ndigits of the payment device number or (ii) the expiration date.\n\nB. For transactions in which the sole means of recording the person’s\npayment device number is by handwriting or by an imprint or copy of the payment\ndevice, no receipt, other than the one original, shall display the information\nprohibited in subsection A. Returning all copies, including carbons, that do not\ncomply with this section, to the payment device holder or authorized user or\ndestroying such copies and carbons in front of the payment device holder or\nauthorized user shall constitute compliance with this section.\n\nC. The provisions of this section shall apply to all cash registers or other\nmachines or devices that electronically print receipts for payment device\ntransactions that are placed in service on or after July 1, 2003.\n\nD. For all cash registers or other machines or devices that electronically print\nreceipts for payment device transactions in service prior to July 1, 2003, the\nprovisions of this subsection shall not apply until July 1, 2005.\n\nE. Any person violating this section (i) shall be liable to the payment device\nholder and the issuer for any damages or expenses, or both, including attorney\nfees, that the payment device holder incurs due to the use of the payment device\nwithout the permission of the payment device holder and (ii) may be compelled,\nin a proceeding instituted in any appropriate court by the attorney for the\nCommonwealth, to comply with this section by injunction, mandamus, or other\nappropriate remedy. Without limiting the remedies authorized by this section in\na proceeding instituted by the attorney for the Commonwealth, any person\nfailing, neglecting, or refusing to obey any injunction, mandamus, or other\nremedy obtained pursuant to this section, shall be subject, in the discretion of\nthe court, to a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each violation.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 744, \u00a7 11-33.2; 2004, c. 793; 2009, c. 373; 2010, c. 794.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}