H-0592.2

HOUSE BILL 1212


State of Washington	64th Legislature	2015 Regular Session

By Representatives G. Hunt, Goodman, Blake, Wilcox, Lytton, Taylor, Scott, Shea, Young, and McCaslin

Read first time 01/15/15. Referred to Committee on Business & Financial Services.

AN ACT Relating to prohibiting retail businesses from recording consumer identification information during transactions; and amending RCW 19.192.020.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 19.192.020 and 2003 c 89 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Any provision of a contract between a merchant or retailer and a credit or debit card issuer, financial institution, or other person that prohibits the merchant or retailer from verifying the identity of a customer who offers to pay for goods or services with a credit or debit card by requiring or requesting that the customer present additional identification is void for violation of public policy.

(2) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as((: (a)))compelling merchants or retailers to verify identification((; or (b) interfering with the ability of)).

(3) The owner or manager of a retail store or chain ((to))may make and enforce its own policies regarding verification of identification, except that an owner, manager, or employee may not copy or record a customer's personal information contained on a photo or other identification unless:

(a) The information is required to complete the transaction, such as for shipping purposes;

(b) State or federal law requires the retail store or chain to obtain a consumer's personal information when completing a sale; or

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