2020 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses
Chapter 13 - Forgery, Larceny, Embezzlement, False Pretenses And Cheats
Section 16-13-512. Printing credit and debit card numbers on sales receipts; exceptions; penalties.

(A) Except as provided in this section, a person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, or any other entity which accepts credit cards or debit cards for the transaction of business must not print on a receipt provided to the cardholder at the point of sale:

(1) more than five digits of the credit card or debit card account number; and

(2) the expiration date of the credit card or debit card.

(B) This section does not apply to transactions in which the sole means of recording the cardholder's credit card or debit card account number is by handwriting or by an imprint or copy of the credit card or debit card.

(C)(1) A person that violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars for the first violation and one thousand dollars for each subsequent violation.

(2) A person that knowingly and wilfully violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a Class F felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than five years and fined not more than one thousand dollars, or both.

(D) This section, in compliance with Public Law 108-159, Section 113 of Title 1, is effective:

(1) three years after its enactment as to a cash register or other machine or device that electronically prints receipts for credit card or debit card transactions and that is in use before January 1, 2005; or

(2) one year after its enactment for those machines and devices first put into use on or after January 1, 2005.

HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 190, Section 6, eff December 31, 2008.