Made a couple purchases in South Florida after being out of town since Spring.
One SM had me fill out a form, saying the form is needed for any sale over $499. I was purchasin 3x500. Filled out the form and then the CSR called somewhere to advise on my transaction...almost sounded like asking for permission to complete the sale.
Other SM was MUCH better, just showed ID and the CSR said it could sell me up to 10k. No forms filled.
Both cases I swiped my own card and signed. No chip or NFC yet.