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.

This legal document, part of the Mississippi Code 1972, falls under the Crimes section and specifically addresses the offense of using credit cards with intent to defraud. It is unlawful for any person to use a credit card obtained or retained in violation of specific sections or a forged credit card to obtain money, goods, property, services, or anything else of value. It is also unlawful to represent oneself as the holder of a specified card without consent, represent oneself as the holder of a card that has not been issued, or represent that one has been authorized to use a credit card or credit card number.

This legal provision applies to any person or agent authorized to provide money, goods, property, services, or anything else of value upon presentation of a credit card. It prohibits the furnishing of such value when the credit card has been obtained unlawfully or forged. Additionally, it is considered a violation if the person fails to provide the value that they represented in writing to have been furnished. Violation of this provision is considered a violation of Sections 97-19-5 through 97-19-29.

Any person other than the cardholder or one authorized by him possessing two (2) or more incomplete credit cards, with the intent to complete them without the consent of the issuer or the cardholder, or a person possessing, with knowledge of their character, machinery, plates, or any other contrivance designed to reproduce instruments purporting to be credit cards of an issuer who has not in fact consented to the preparation of such credit cards, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Any person who receives money, goods, property, services, or anything else of value obtained in violation of Sections 97-19-5 through 97-19-29 and knowing or believing that it was so obtained violates said sections. HISTORY: Codes, 1942, 2148.7-11; Laws, 1968, ch. 345, 11, 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 Am.

Except as otherwise provided in Section 97-19-21, any person who violates any of the provisions of Sections 97-19-5 through 97-19-29 or commits any of the offenses described therein shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or to imprisonment for a term not to exceed one (1) year, or both. HISTORY: Codes, 1942, 2148.7-12; Laws, 1968, ch.

This legal document, found in the Mississippi Code 1972 under the Crimes section, prohibits the use of false, fictitious, counterfeit, or expired telephone numbers, credit numbers, or other credit devices to obtain credit, goods, property, or services. It is also unlawful to use someone else’s credit number or device without authorization or to use a revoked credit number or device. Additionally, using a credit number or device in connection with a fraudulent scheme with the intent to defraud the issuer is prohibited.

This section of the Mississippi Code 1972 governs the possession of scanning devices or reencoders without the permission of the cardholder, as well as the scanning or reencoding of credit card information with the intent to defraud the cardholder, the issuer, or a merchant. The section provides definitions for key terms such as ‘cardholder,’ ‘credit card,’ ‘issuer,’ ‘merchant,’ ‘reencoder,’ and ‘scanning device.’ It is unlawful for a person to possess a scanning device or reencoder without the permission of the cardholder and with the intent to defraud.

This legal provision, as specified in Section 97-19-39 of the Mississippi Code 1972, pertains to individuals who obtain money, personal property, or valuable things through false tokens with the intent to defraud. If the false token used is a promissory note or other negotiable evidence of debt, purportedly issued by a non-existent person, banking company, or moneyed corporation, the person convicted of such fraud shall be punished with imprisonment in the penitentiary for a maximum of seven years.

This legal provision, found in the Mississippi Code 1972 under the Crimes section, pertains to the officers, employees, and owners of banks or branch banks who receive deposits while knowing or having reason to believe that the bank or branch bank is insolvent. Such individuals are deemed guilty of a felony and can be punished with a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment in the state penitentiary for a period of not more than 2 years, nor less than 1 year, or both.