§ 8-208. Completing credit card without consent; possessing contrivance to reproduce credit card without consent

   (a) "Incomplete credit card" defined. -- In this section, "incomplete credit card" means a credit card that lacks any stamped, embossed, imprinted, or written matter, other than the signature of the cardholder, that an issuer requires to appear on a credit card before a cardholder can use the credit card.

(b) Prohibited. --

   (1) Without the consent of the issuer, a person other than the cardholder may not possess an incomplete credit card with the intent to complete it.

   (2) A person may not possess, with knowledge of its character, machinery, plates, or any other contrivance designed to reproduce an instrument purporting to be a credit card of an issuer that has not consented to the preparation of the credit card.

(c) Penalty. -- A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 15 years or a fine not exceeding $ 1,000 or both.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 145(f), (h)(2); 2002, ch. 26, § 2.