2012 US Code
Title 15 - Commerce and Trade
Chapter 41 - CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION (§§ 1601 - 1693r)
Subchapter I - CONSUMER CREDIT COST DISCLOSURE (§§ 1601 - 1667f)
Part B - Credit Transactions (§§ 1631 - 1651)
Section 1642 - Issuance of credit cards
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE CHAPTER 41 - CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION SUBCHAPTER I - CONSUMER CREDIT COST DISCLOSURE Part B - Credit Transactions Sec. 1642 - Issuance of credit cards |
| Contains | section 1642 |
| Date | 2012 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 90-321, title I, §132, as added Pub. L. 91-508, title V, §502(a), Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1126. |
| Statutes at Large References | 84 Stat. 1126, 1127 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 90-321, Public Law 91-508 |
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No credit card shall be issued except in response to a request or application therefor. This prohibition does not apply to the issuance of a credit card in renewal of, or in substitution for, an accepted credit card.
(Pub. L. 90–321, title I, §132, as added Pub. L. 91–508, title V, §502(a), Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1126.)
Effective DatePub. L. 91–508, title V, §503(1), Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1127, provided that: “Section 132 of such Act [this section] takes effect on date of enactment of this title [Oct. 26, 1970].”
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