Bill > S954

Introduced Session

This bill prohibits retail mercantile establishments from requiring a person to display any permit, license, or identification card issued by any state or the federal government in order to return merchandise, unless the person fails to provide a proof of purchase for that merchandise. This bill also prohibits retail mercantile establishments from scanning, photocopying, or otherwise retaining a copy of a permit, license, or identification card when requiring a person to submit a permit, license, or identification card to return merchandise without a proof of purchase. Under this bill, if a retail mercantile establishment requires a person returning merchandise without proof of purchase to display a permit, license, or identification card, or uses return data concerning the frequency or dollar amount of a person's returns as a basis to deny a return to that person, the establishment shall conspicuously post that requirement on a sign in at least one of the following locations: (1) Affixed to each cash register or point of sale; (2) So situated as to be clearly visible to the buyer from the cash register; or (3) Posted at each store entrance used by the public. The bill stipulates that any retail mercantile establishment which violates any provision of the bill is subject to a civil penalty of $250 for the first offense, $500 for the second offense, and not less than $1000 for the third and each subsequent offense.

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Joe Pennacchio (R)*, 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee (on 02/04/2016)