House
File
59
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
59
BY
WOLFE
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
photo
identification
as
a
condition
of
1
check
cashing
or
acceptance.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
537.8102
Provision
of
photo
1
identification
as
condition
of
check
cashing
or
acceptance.
2
1.
A
retailer
shall
require
the
presenter
of
a
check,
as
3
a
condition
of
check
cashing
or
acceptance
of
the
check
in
4
connection
with
the
purchase
of
any
goods
or
services,
to
5
present
a
valid
government-issued
photo
identification
card
6
that
identifies
the
presenter
as
the
issuer
of
the
check.
7
2.
For
purposes
of
this
section:
8
a.
“Check”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
203.1.
9
b.
“Check
cashing”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
10
529.1.
11
c.
“Retailer”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
423.1.
12
EXPLANATION
13
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
14
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
15
This
bill
provides
that
a
retailer
shall
require
a
presenter
16
of
a
check
to
present
a
valid
government-issued
identification
17
card
that
identifies
the
presenter
as
the
issuer
of
the
check,
18
as
a
condition
of
check
cashing
or
acceptance
of
the
check
19
for
the
purchase
of
any
goods
or
services.
The
bill
defines
20
“check”,
“check
cashing”,
and
“retailer”,
as
specified
in
the
21
bill.
22
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