{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-13-318","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Commercial Law § 13–318","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.\n(2) “Draft” does not include a credit or debit card sales draft.\n(3) “Drawer” means the individual who makes or signs a check or other draft.\n(b) Subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, as a condition of accepting a check or other draft as payment for consumer credit, goods, realty, or services, a person may not request or record the account number of any credit card of the drawer of the check or other draft.\n(c) The provisions of this section do not prohibit a person from:\n(1) Requesting the drawer to display a credit card for purposes only of identification or credit worthiness;\n(2) Requesting or recording the type or issuer of a credit card of the drawer; or\n(3) Recording the number and expiration date of a credit card if the person requesting the information has agreed with the credit card issuer to cash checks as a service to the issuer’s cardholders and the issuer has agreed to guarantee payment of cardholder checks cashed by that person.","path":["Article - Commercial Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcl\u0026section=13-318","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:33Z","sha256":"a38a459dfee6a20dd8fd99276754fde94755c2567b10e07794bb2349db2fd1df","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-13-317","next":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-13-319"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}