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LR 793
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memorize or store, temporarily or permanently, information encoded
on the magnetic strip or stripe of a payment card.

 
§723.__Unlawful use of scanning device or reencoder

 
1.__A person is guilty of unlawful use of a scanning device or
a reencoder if the person intentionally or knowingly uses:

 
A.__A scanning device without the permission of the
authorized card user with the intent to defraud the
authorized card user, the issuer of the authorized card
user's payment card or a merchant; or

 
B.__A reencoder without the permission of the authorized
card user with the intent to defraud the authorized card
user, the issuer of the authorized card user's payment card
or a merchant.

 
2.__A person who commits a violation under subsection 1
commits a Class C crime.__A 2nd or subsequent violation is a
Class B crime.

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill criminalizes the use of a scanning device or a
reencoder to capture encoded information from a magnetic strip or
stripe on a credit card, debit card or other payment card to
place the information on another card with the intent to defraud.


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