Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the
same, as follows:
Chapter 269 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 14A the following section:-
Section 14B. (a) Any person making a retail sale of a prepaid cell phone shall, as a precondition to the sale, obtain and photograph or photocopy one or more documents identifying the purchaser by name and providing his address. The seller shall, for each retail sale, make and keep for a period of 2 years a record which shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) the serial number and manufacturer of the phone; (2) the phone number assigned to the cell phone; (3) the service supplier who will supply wireless service to the phone; and (4) a copy of all documents related to the identification of the purchaser.
(b) Any person making a retail sale of a prepaid cell phone shall, within 45 days of said sale, transmit a copy of the record of said sale required pursuant to subsection (a) to the wireless service supplier supplying service to the phone as well as the attorney general of the commonwealth.
(c) All wireless service suppliers shall maintain the records supplied to them under this section for a period of at least 2 years.
(d) Any person who knowingly violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine of $50 per offense. Each separate transaction for which required records are not generated or maintained shall constitute a separate offense.
(e) The attorney general shall promulgate regulations for the administration and enforcement of this section.