Most merchants already know that FACTA says credit and debit card receipts may not include more than the last five digits of the card number. But now they have mandated thatt the card’s expiration date may not be printed on the cardholder’s receipt.However, the effective date of this provision is a long way off, and there are a couple of loopholes:

	This section does not apply to receipts for which the sole means of recording a credit or debt card number is by handwriting or by an imprint or copy of the card.
	For machines in use before January 1, 2005, the merchant has three (3) years to comply.
	For machines in use after January 1, 2005, the merchant has one (1) year to comply.