HS/HCS/HB 1762 - This act provides that it shall be an unlawful practice to disclose more than the last five digits of a credit card or debit card on a sales receipt for merchandise. Definitions for "merchant", "reencoder", and "scanning device" are created. It shall also be an unlawful practice to use a scanning device or reencoder to obtain information from a credit card with the intent to defraud the cardholder, issuer or merchant.

The first violation of this act is an infraction. Every subsequent violation is a Class A misdemeanor. The effective date of the act is January 1, 2003, and shall apply to machines placed into service after that date. Machines existing before January 1, 2003 become subject to the act on January 1, 2005.

Prosecution for the fraudulent use of credit cards or any stealing offense in which a person's credit card number, check, or checking account was fraudulently used may take place in the county where the offense is committed, any county where some element of the offense occurred, the county where the defendant resides, the county where the victim resides, or the county in which the property obtained was located.
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