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Can you summarize MSCO 97-19-13?
False Pretenses and Cheats > Credit cards; acquisition by theft or artifice; unlawful sales and purchases; receipt of cards issued in anothers name.
Short Summary
This legal document, under the Mississippi Code 1972, specifically addresses credit card theft and related offenses. It states that anyone who takes a credit card without the cardholder’s consent, using methods such as larceny, embezzlement, false pretense, or extortion, is guilty of credit card theft. Additionally, anyone who receives a credit card with knowledge that it has been stolen, with the intent to use, sell, or transfer it to someone other than the issuer or cardholder, is also guilty of credit card theft. The document further mentions that selling or buying a credit card from someone other than the issuer is a violation. Moreover, receiving two or more credit cards not issued in one’s name, within a consecutive twelve-month period, and having reason to know that they were obtained through credit card theft or violation of related sections, is considered a violation as well. The document does not specify the penalties for these offenses.
Whom does it apply to?
Any person who takes a credit card without the cardholder's consent, or receives a credit card with intent to use, sell, or transfer it to someone other than the issuer or cardholder
What does it govern?
Credit cards; acquisition by theft or artifice; unlawful sales and purchases; receipt of cards issued in anothers name
What are exemptions?
No exemptions are mentioned.
What are the Penalties?
Not specified.
Jurisdiction
Mississippi