No Prohibition Of Recording Birth Date Of Person Who Buys Alcohol With A Credit Card.

Plaintiff filed a class action for damages under the Credit Card Act [Civil Code section 1747.08], one of the provisions of which prohibits businesses from requesting that cardholders provide personal identification information during credit card transactions. In the present matter, a business recorded the birth date of a customer who purchased alcohol with a credit card. The trial court sustained defendant’s demurrer without leave to amend, and the appellate court affirmed, stating that section 1747.08 (a) and (c)(4) permit the recordation of personal identifying information during the purchase of alcohol. (Lewis v. Jinon Corp. (Cal. App. Second Dist., Div. 5; January 13, 2015) 232 Cal.App.4th 1369, [182 Cal.Rptr.3d 354].)