Title 59.1. Trade and Commerce
Chapter 35. Personal Information Privacy Act
§ 59.1-443.1. Recording date of birth as condition of accepting checks prohibited.
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.