where does it say they cant ask for ID?

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we require ID to be checked when using a credit card where i work, and we are trying to get the policy removed. I told my manager that it was against the merchant agreement, and he wants to know where it is in that agreement so we can take it to the owner and get the policy removed. any help would be appreciated.

[BBQ123]

In the Rules for Visa Merchants book, pages 28 & 29: http://usa.visa.com/download/merchants/rul...a_merchants.pdf

 

...merchants cannot make an ID a condition of acceptance . Therefore, merchants cannot refuse to complete a purchase transaction because a cardholder refuses to provide ID . Visa believes merchants should not ask for ID as part of their regular card acceptance procedures...

 

For MasterCard, it is in section 9.11.2 of their Merchant Rules Manual, http://www.emscard.com/uploads/Documents/M...tire_Manual.pdf

 

9.11.2 Cardholder Identification

A merchant must not refuse to complete a MasterCard card transaction solely because a cardholder who has complied with the conditions for presentment of a card at the POI refuses to provide additional identification information, except as specifically permitted or required by the Standards. A merchant may require additional identification from the cardholder if the information is required to complete the transaction, such as for shipping purposes. A merchant in a country or region that supports use of the MasterCard Address Verification Service (AVS) may require the cardholder’s ZIP or postal code to complete a cardholder-activated terminal (CAT) transaction, or the cardholder’s address and ZIP or postal code to complete a mail order, phone order, or e-commerce transaction.

Edited January 7, 2010 by BBQ123

[GEORGE]

DID THEY GET A CLUE???