16-841. Issuance of credit card without request prohibited; exception. 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. History: L. 1972, ch. 209, § 1; July […]
16-842. Liability of credit cardholder for unauthorized use, when; actions for enforcement of liability. (a) A cardholder shall be liable for the unauthorized use of a credit card only if the card is an accepted credit card, the liability is not in excess of $50, the card issuer gives adequate notice to the cardholder of […]
16-843. Penalties for fraudulent transactions over $5,000. Whoever, in a transaction affecting intrastate commerce, uses any counterfeit, fictitious, altered, forged, lost, stolen, or fraudulently obtained credit card to obtain goods or services, or both, having a retail value aggregating $5,000 or more, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than five […]
16-844. Definitions. As used in this act: (a) The term “adequate notice” means a printed notice to a cardholder which sets forth the pertinent facts clearly and conspicuously so that a person against whom it is to operate could reasonably be expected to have noticed it and understood its meaning. Such notice may be given […]
