Virginia § 59.1-443.1 Recording date of birth as condition of accepting checks prohibited

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§ 59.1-443.1 — Recording date of birth as condition of accepting checks prohibited

Virginia § 59.1-443.1

Title 59.1TRADE AND COMMERCE

Ch. 35PERSONAL INFORMATION PRIVACY ACT

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Bluebook

Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-443.1 (2026).

Text

A.As used in this section: "Check" shall have the same meaning as defined in § 8.3A-104.

B.Except as provided in subsection C, no person who accepts checks for the transaction of business shall, as a condition of accepting the check, record, or request or require a person to record, his or her date of birth upon the check or otherwise.

C.This section does not require a person to accept checks for the transaction of business. Nothing in this section shall apply to (i) the collection or use of a date of birth that is unrelated to accepting payment by check or (ii) a requirement that the person paying by check provide the year of his birth.

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A. As used in this section:

"Check" shall have the same meaning as defined in § 8.3A-104.

B. Except as provided in subsection C, no person who accepts checks for the transaction of business shall, as a condition of accepting the check, record, or request or require a person to record, his or her date of birth upon the check or otherwise.

C. This section does not require a person to accept checks for the transaction of business. Nothing in this section shall apply to (i) the collection or use of a date of birth that is unrelated to accepting payment by check or (ii) a requirement that the person paying by check provide the year of his birth.