                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

RECORDING DATE OF BIRTH AS CONDITION OF ACCEPTING CHECKS PROHIBITED (§
59.1-443.1)

A. As used in this section:
			&#8220;Check&#8221; shall have the same meaning as defined in &#xA7;
8.3A-104.

B. Except as provided in subsection C, no person who accepts checks for the
transaction of business shall, as a condition of accepting the check, record, or
request or require a person to record, his or her date of birth upon the check
or otherwise.

C. This section does not require a person to accept checks for the transaction
of business. Nothing in this section shall apply to (i) the collection or use of
a date of birth that is unrelated to accepting payment by check or (ii) a
requirement that the person paying by check provide the year of his birth.

HISTORY: 2004, c. 241; 2005, c. 839.