Principle Criteria
Free Enterprise
Property Rights
Personal Responsibility
Limited Government
Individual Liberty
Digest
HB 4729 creates a new criminal offense for the fraudulent use, possession, or tampering with gift cards or gift card data. It criminalizes actions such as stealing unactivated gift cards, tampering with stored card data, and producing counterfeit gift cards. Penalties vary based on the number of fraudulent cards possessed, ranging from a state jail felony (for fewer than five fraudulent gift cards) to a first-degree felony (for 50 or more).
Author
Mary Perez
Contact the Author
Rep. Mary Perez
Capitol Phone:
(512) 463-0460
Capitol Office:
CAP 1N.7
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