New Jersey § 56:11-54

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§ 56:11-54.

a. For the purposes of this section: “ Credit ” means the right granted by a creditor to a debtor to defer payment of debt, or to

incur debt and defer its payment, or to purchase property or services and defer payment

therefor. “ Identification card ” means a driver's license, issued pursuant to R.S.39:3-10 , a probationary license, issued pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1950, c. 127 ( C.39:3-13.4 ), a non-driver photo identification card, issued pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1980,

c. 47 ( C.39:3-29.3 ), or any similar card issued by another state or the District of Columbia for purposes

of identification or permitting its holder to operate a motor vehicle. “ Scan ” means to access the barcode or any other machine-readable section of a person's

identification card with an electronic device capable of deciphering, in an electronically

readable format, information electronically encoded on the identification card. b. A retail establishment shall scan a person's identification card only for the following

purposes: (1) to verify the authenticity of the identification card or to verify the identity

of the person if the person pays for goods or services with a method other than cash,

returns an item, or requests a refund or an exchange; (2) to verify the person's age when providing age-restricted goods or services to

the person; (3) to prevent fraud or other criminal activity if the person returns an item or requests

a refund or an exchange and the business uses a fraud prevention service company or

system; (4) to prevent fraud or other criminal activity related to a credit transaction to

open or manage a credit account; (5) to establish or maintain a contractual relationship; (6) to record, retain, or transmit information as required by State or federal law; (7) to transmit information to a consumer reporting agency, financial institution,

or debt collector to be used as permitted by the federal “Fair Credit Reporting Act,” 15 U.S.C. s.1681 et seq., “Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act,” 15 U.S.C. s.6801 et seq., and the “Fair Debt Collection Practices Act,” 15 U.S.C. s.1692 et seq. ; or (8) to record, retain, or transmit information by a covered entity governed by the

medical privacy and security rules pursuant to Parts 160 and 164 of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations , established pursuant to the “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

of 1996,” Pub.L.104-191. c. Information collected by scanning a person's identification card pursuant to subsection

b. of this section shall be limited to the person's name, address, date of birth,

the State issuing the identification card, and identification card number. d. (1) No retail establishment shall retain information obtained pursuant to paragraphs

(1) and (2) of subsection b. of this section. (2) Any information retained by a retail establishment pursuant to paragraphs (3)

through (8) of subsection b. of this section shall be securely stored, and any breach

of the security of the information shall be promptly reported to the Division of State

Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety and any affected person, in accordance

with section 12 of P.L.2005, c. 226 ( C.56:8-163 ). (3) No retail establishment shall sell or disseminate to a third party any information

obtained pursuant to this section for any purpose, including marketing, advertising,

or promotional activities, except dissemination as permitted by paragraphs (3) through

(8) of subsection b. of this section; provided, however, that nothing in this subsection

shall be construed to prevent an automated return fraud system from issuing a reward

coupon to a loyal customer.

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