Any person who knowingly uses or attempts to use in person, by telephone or by the Internet, for the purpose of obtaining credit, or for the purchase of goods, property or services, or for the purpose of obtaining cash advances in lieu of these items, or to deposit, obtain or transfer funds, either a credit card or a debit card which has not been issued to such person or which is not used with the consent of the person to whom issued or a credit card or a debit card which has been revoked or cancelled by the issuer of such card and actual notice thereof has been given to such person, or a credit card or a debit card which is false, counterfeit or nonexistent is guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment if the amount of the credit or purchase or funds deposited, obtained or transferred by such use does not exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00); or, by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment if the amount of the credit or purchase or funds deposited, obtained or transferred by such use exceeds Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
Added by Laws 1961, p. 233, § 2. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 86, § 2, emerg. eff. April 20, 1981; Laws 2001, c. 437, § 9, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2008, c. 128, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2008.