Restrictions on Information Printed on Payment-Card Receipts
Florida Card Receipt Law
Financial · Data security
Limits what merchants may print on card receipts to reduce identity theft. An electronically printed receipt may show no more than the last five digits of the card number and may not show the expiration date. The rule has covered all electronically printed receipts since July 1, 2005.
- Where
- Florida
- Citation
- Fla. Stat. 501.0118
- Status
- In force
- In force since
- 2003-07-01
- Enforced by
- State attorneys (county court)
- People can sue
- No
- Penalties
- Noncriminal violation: $250 fine for a first violation and $1,000 for each later violation (501.0118(4)).
- Applies to
- Merchants that accept payment cards and print receipts electronically (501.0118(1)(b), (2)-(3))
Security duties
- Do not print more than the last five digits of the card account number, or the expiration date, on electronically printed receipts given to the cardholder.Fla. Stat. 501.0118(2)-(3)
Sources
- Official text
- Fla. Stat. 501.0118 (2026 Florida Statutes, Online Sunshine)
- Laws of Florida ch. 2002-170 (SB 1020), effective July 1, 2003
Checked against these sources on 2026-09-25 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.
Research reference, not legal advice.