Possession of or use of a credit card scanner, providing civil immunity for sellers or distributors of fuel for scanners installed on pumps, and providing criminal penalties. (FE)

What it would have done

Summary by the Legislative Reference Bureau, the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill creates several crimes relating to credit card scanners and identity theft. First, this bill makes it a Class I felony to possess a credit card scanner with the intent to commit identity theft. Second, this bill makes it a Class H felony to possess a credit card scanner with the intent to transfer the scanner to another, knowing that the transferee will use it to commit identity theft. Third, this bill makes it a Class H felony to use or attempt to use a credit card scanner to commit identity theft, except that, if the person obtains credit, money, goods, services, or something else of value from the use, he or she is guilty of a Class G felony.

Under the bill, a seller of motor vehicle fuel who uses credit or debit card-operated fuel pumps and an owner or operator of automated teller machines is immune from civil liability for unauthorized credit card reencoders or scanning devices that are installed on his or her machines.

Who's behind it

20 lawmakers are its authors⁠. 18 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.

11 more lawmakers signed on in support⁠.

What it would cost

State agencies filed a cost estimate. Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

• Fiscal Estimate From CTS
• Fiscal Estimate From DA
• Fiscal Estimate From DOC
• Fiscal Estimate From DOJ
• Fiscal Estimate From SPD

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

• Amendment Histories