570.130. Fraudulent use of a credit device or debit device--penalty. - Missouri Statutes

Fraudulent use of a credit device or debit device--penalty.

570.130. 1. A person commits the crime of fraudulent use of a creditdevice or debit device if the person uses a credit device or debit devicefor the purpose of obtaining services or property, knowing that:

(1) The device is stolen, fictitious or forged; or

(2) The device has been revoked or canceled; or

(3) For any other reason his use of the device is unauthorized; or

(4) Uses a credit device or debit device for the purpose of payingproperty taxes and knowingly cancels said charges or payment without justcause. It shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this section ifa person cancels said charges or payment after obtaining a property taxreceipt to obtain license tags from the Missouri department of revenue.

2. Fraudulent use of a credit device or debit device is a class Amisdemeanor unless the value of the property tax or the value of theproperty or services obtained or sought to be obtained within anythirty-day period is five hundred dollars or more, in which case fraudulentuse of a credit device or debit device is a class D felony.

(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1999 S.B. 328, et al., A.L. 2002 H.B. 1888 merged with S.B. 895)