Chapter 408

2005 -- H 6101 SUBSTITUTE A

Enacted 07/19/05

A N A C T

RELATING TO UNFAIR SALES PRACTICES

Introduced By: Representative Peter F. Kilmartin

Date Introduced: March 01, 2005

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Section 6-13-19 of the General Laws in Chapter 6-13 entitled "Unfair Sales

Practices" is hereby amended to read as follows:

6-13-19. Requiring consumers to furnish social security numbers. -- No person, firm,

corporation or other business entity which offers discount cards for purchases made at any

business maintained by the offeror shall require that a consumer of goods who applies for a

discount card furnish his or her social security number as a condition precedent to the application

for the consumer discount card. No information obtained on the application or by use of a

discount card can be sold or given to any other person, firm, corporation or business entity.

provided, that the person, firm, corporation or other business may: (a) disclose such information

to its affiliates, to service providers that perform services for it, or as required by law; and/or (b)

transfer such information in connection with the sale of its business operations.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.     

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