Section 518-A. Presentment of social security number as condition for accepting a check, traveler's check, gift certificate, money order or other negotiable instrument in payment of sales transaction prohibited  


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  • 1. No  seller  in  any  sales  transaction  shall  record  on  a  check,
      traveler's  check,  gift  certificate,  money  order,  other  negotiable
      instrument or attachment thereto, a social security number of a buyer in
      such transaction as a condition for accepting such instrument as payment
      in  such  transaction.  Nothing  contained  in  this  subdivision  shall
      prohibit  a  seller  from  so  recording  the  identifying number from a
      buyer's driver's license where such number is identical to or is a  part
      of the buyer's social security number.
        2.  A  violation of the provisions of this section shall be punishable
      by a civil fine not to exceed one hundred dollars for a first  violation
      and not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars for subsequent violations.