Issuance of credit card without request prohibited; exception

16-841. Issuance of credit card without request prohibited; exception. No credit card shall be issued, except in response to a request or application therefor. This prohibition does not apply to the issuance of a credit card in renewal of, or in substitution for, an accepted credit card. History: L. 1972, ch. 209, § 1; July 1. Cross References to Related Sections: Unsolicited credit cards, rights of recipients, see 50-618. Criminal use of financial card, see 21-3729. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. State truth in lending act did not apply to breach of contract suit for unauthorized use of credit card. Presta Oil, Inc. v. Van Meters & Rogers Corp., 276 F. Supp. 2d 1128, 1135 (2003).