N.Y. General Business Law 518-A – Presentment of social security number as condition for accepting a check, traveler's check, gift certificate, money order or other negoti…
§ 518-a. Presentment of social security number as condition for accepting a check, traveler's check, gift certificate, money order or other negotiable instrument in payment of sales transaction prohibited. 1. No seller in any sales transaction shall record on a check, traveler's check, gift certificate, money order, other negotiable instrument or attachment thereto, a social security number of a buyer in such transaction as a condition for accepting such instrument as payment in such transaction. Nothing contained in this subdivision shall prohibit a seller from so recording the identifying number from a buyer's driver's license where such number is identical to or is a part of the buyer's social security number.
Terms Used In N.Y. General Business Law 518-A
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
2. A violation of the provisions of this section shall be punishable by a civil fine not to exceed one hundred dollars for a first violation and not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars for subsequent violations.