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78R698 CLG-D

By:  McCall                                                       H.B. No. 176



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the contents of a receipt issued for payment of a good 
or service by debit or credit card; providing a civil penalty.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter D, Chapter 35, Business & Commerce 
Code, is amended by adding Section 35.57 to read as follows:
	Sec. 35.57.  SALES RECEIPT CONTAINING DEBIT OR CREDIT CARD 
INFORMATION.  (a)  In a sale of goods or services in which payment 
is made by use of a credit card or debit card, a seller may not issue 
a sales receipt or other document evidencing the transaction unless 
at least four digits of the cardholder's credit card account number 
or debit card account number are omitted from the receipt or 
document.
	(b)  A person who violates this section is liable to the 
state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $500 for each 
violation.  The attorney general or the prosecuting attorney in the 
county in which the violation occurs may bring suit to recover the 
civil penalty imposed under this section.
	(c)  The attorney general may bring an action in the name of 
the state to restrain or enjoin a person from violating this 
section.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2004.