On August 22, 2016, Summit County Council passed Ordinance #2016-272. The fuel pump security measure was adopted by County Council to help deter credit theft and fraud from illegal credit/debit card skimmers that are being installed and used by thieves to capture customer information. The ordinance is designed to help protect consumers in the County, it will take effect on January 1, 2017.
A part of the ordinance requires that all businesses located in Summit County that dispense fuel to motor vehicles will be required to affix a security sticker onto the fuel pumps scanning device panel. When an unauthorized opening of the panel takes place and the pressure sensitive sticker is tampered with the sticker will read “void.” This will alert store owners and authorities that a skimming device may have been installed in the fuel pump by scammers attempting to steal customer payment card information.
