{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-600.2964","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.2964","heading":"Social security or credit card number on check as condition of acceptance; requirement prohibited; exceptions; prima facie evidence of identity; violation; penalty; “sale at retail” defined.","body":"Sec. 2964.\n\nExcept as provided in subsection (2), a person shall not require that a social security or credit card number be written on a check as a condition of acceptance of that check. As used in this section, \"check\" includes a draft, warrant, or any other instrument that authorizes the payment of money.\n\nThis section does not prohibit any of the following:\n\nA credit granting institution from requiring its own account number to be recorded on a check.\n\nA governmental entity from requiring a person to record his or her social security number on a check made for a payment on a tax liability.\n\nA person that has agreed to accept a check from a credit card holder if the check is guaranteed by the credit card issuer from requiring the credit card number and the expiration date of the card to be recorded on the check.\n\nThe following is prima facie evidence of the identity of the drawer of a check:\n\nThe following drawer information if obtained from the drawer and recorded on the check:\n\nName.\n\nAddress.\n\nHome or work telephone number, if any.\n\nDriver license number, state identification card number, or military identification card number.\n\nThe signature of the drawer if witnessed and initialed by the person receiving the check.\n\nExcept as provided in subsection (5), a person who violates this section is responsible for a state civil infraction punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00.\n\nIn a sale at retail, it is the owner of the business that is liable for a violation under this section and is responsible for a state civil infraction punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00.\n\nAs used in this section, \"sale at retail\" means a transaction by which ownership or leasing of tangible personal property is transferred or leased for consideration, if made in the ordinary course of business.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 600","Act Act-236-of-1961"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-600-2964","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"d8ab2c6cc567f4ef419fd7a93d2befb0efe117c54f971a23c61b0c774010b131","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-600.2963","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-600.2965"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}