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9 GCA § 46.35: Fraudulent Use of Credit Cards; Defined and Punished.

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  1. Title 9: Crimes and Corrections
  2. Chapter 46: Forgery, Fraudulent Practices and Telephone Records
  3. ARTICLE 1: FORGERY AND FRAUDULENT PRACTICES

(a) A person commits an offense if he uses a credit card with the intent of obtaining property or services with knowledge that:

(1) the card is stolen or forged;

(2) the card has been revoked or cancelled; or

(3) for any other reason his use of the card is unauthorized.

(b) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under Paragraph (3) of Subsection (a) if the defendant proves by a preponderance of the evidence that he had the ability and intended to meet all obligations to the issuer arising out of his use of the card.

(c) Credit card means a writing purporting to evidence an undertaking to pay for property or services delivered or rendered to or upon the order of a designated person or bearer.

(d) An offense under this Section is a felony of the third degree if the value of the property or services secured or sought to be secured by means of the credit card exceeds $500; otherwise it is a misdemeanor.

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