Florida Statutes Part II - Credit Card Crimes (Ss. 817.57-817.685)

• 817.57 - Short Title.
  Part II of this chapter shall be known and may be cited as the 1967 “State Credit Card Crime Act.”History.—s. 13, ch. 67-340.
• 817.58 - Definitions.
  As used in ss. 817.57-817.685:(1) “Acquirer” means a business organization, governmental entity, financial institution, or an agent of a business organization, governmental entity, or financial institution...
• 817.59 - False Statement As To Financial Condition Or Identity.
  A person who makes or causes to be made, either directly or indirectly, any false statement as to a material fact in writing, knowing it...
• 817.60 - Theft; Obtaining Credit Card Through Fraudulent Means.
  (1) THEFT BY TAKING OR RETAINING POSSESSION OF CARD TAKEN.—A person who takes a credit card from the person, possession, custody, or control of another without...
• 817.61 - Fraudulent Use Of Credit Cards.
  A person who, with intent to defraud the issuer or a person or organization providing money, goods, services, or anything else of value or any...
• 817.611 - Traffic In Counterfeit Credit Cards.
  Any person who traffics in or attempts to traffic in 10 or more counterfeit credit cards, invoices, vouchers, sales drafts, or other representations or manifestations...
• 817.612 - Expired Or Revoked Credit Cards.
  A person who, with intent to defraud the issuer or a person or organization providing money, goods, services, or anything else of value, uses, for...
• 817.62 - Fraud By Person Authorized To Provide Goods Or Services.
  (1) ILLEGALLY OBTAINED OR ILLEGALLY POSSESSED CREDIT CARD; FORGED, REVOKED, OR EXPIRED CREDIT CARD.—A person who is authorized by an acquirer to furnish money, goods, services,...
• 817.625 - Use Of Scanning Device Or Reencoder To Defraud; Penalties.
  (1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Scanning device” means a scanner, reader, or any other electronic device that is used to access, read, scan, obtain,...
• 817.631 - Possession And Transfer Of Credit-card-making Equipment.
  A person who receives, possesses, transfers, buys, sells, controls, or has custody of any credit-card-making equipment with intent that such equipment be used in the...
• 817.64 - Receipt Of Money, Etc., Obtained By Fraudulent Use Of Credit Cards.
  A person who receives money, goods, services, or anything else of value obtained in violation of s. 817.61, knowing or believing that it was so...
• 817.645 - Alteration Of Credit Card Invoice; Penalties.
  Whoever, with intent to defraud any person, falsely alters any invoice for money, goods, services, or anything else of value obtained by use of a...
• 817.646 - Credit Card Lists Prohibited; Penalty.
  (1) It is unlawful for any person, business, corporation, partnership, or other agency to make available, lend, donate, or sell any list or portion of a...
• 817.65 - Defenses Not Available.
  It shall not constitute a defense to a prosecution for any violation of this part that:(1) A credit card that is not a counterfeit credit card...
• 817.66 - Presumptions.
  When this part establishes a presumption with respect to any fact which is an element of a crime, it has the following consequences:(1) When there is...
• 817.67 - Penalties.
  (1) A person who is subject to the penalties of this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in...
• 817.68 - Part II Not Exclusive.
  This part shall not be construed to preclude the applicability of any other provision of the criminal law of this state which presently applies or...
• 817.685 - Credit Card Transaction Records.
  In any action brought under this part, the authentication or identification of the business records of a credit card issuer is evidence sufficient to support...

Last modified: September 23, 2016