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Judiciary committee hears bill to make gift-card tampering a criminal offense
Summary
The Committee on Judiciary heard testimony on Senate Bill 84, which would expand the criminal-use-of-a-financial-card statute to cover acquiring, altering or tampering with gift cards or gift-card redemption information; proponents urged the change as a response to rising retail fraud.
The Committee on Judiciary opened a hearing on Senate Bill 84, which would add certain gift-card conduct to the criminal use of a financial card statute and take effect July 1 if adopted, Jason Thompson, the committee reviser, told members.
"The bill modifies the crime of criminal use of a financial card to include certain conduct involving gift cards," Thompson said, summarizing that the proposed changes would add acquiring or retaining possession of a gift card or gift-card redemption information without consent, and altering or tampering with a gift card. He said the bill does not change existing penalties and would be effective July 1 if enacted.
Why it matters: Proponents said retailers face growing fraud tied to gift cards that can leave consumers and…
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