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False Pretenses and Cheats > Credit cards; signing with intent to defraud.
Short Summary
Any person other than the cardholder or a person authorized by him, who, with intent to defraud the cardholder, issuer, or a person or organization providing money, goods, property, services, or anything else of value, signs a credit card, violates Sections 97-19-5 through 97-19-29. HISTORY: Codes, 1942, 2148.7-07; Laws, 1968, ch. 345, 7, eff 60 days after passage (approved August 8, 1968). Cross References White-collar crime investigation, see 7-5-59. Violation of this section as misdemeanor, and punishment therefor, see 97-19-29. RESEARCH REFERENCES ALR. What constitutes violation of 134 of Consumer Credit Protection Act (15 USCS 1644), prohibiting fraudulent use of credit card. 72 A.L.R. Fed. 65. Am. Jur. 20 Am. Jur. 2d, Credit Cards 35.
Jurisdiction
Mississippi