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1 Use of Scanning Device or Reencoder to Defraud Prohibited. Amend RSA 638:29, I to read as follows:
I. A person is guilty of the crime of using a scanning device or reencoder to defraud when the person knowingly:
(a) Uses a scanning device to access, read, obtain, memorize, or store, temporarily or permanently, information encoded on the magnetic strip or stripe of a payment card without the permission of the authorized user of the payment card and with the intent to defraud the authorized user, the issuer of the authorized user's payment card, or a merchant; or
(b) Uses a reencoder to place information encoded on the magnetic strip or stripe of a payment card onto the magnetic strip or stripe of a different card without the permission of the authorized user of the card from which the information is being reencoded and with the intent to defraud the authorized user, the issuer of the authorized user's payment card, or a merchant.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
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1 Use of Scanning Device or Reencoder to Defraud Prohibited. Amend RSA 638:29, I to read as follows:
I. A person is guilty of the crime of using a scanning device or reencoder to defraud when the person knowingly:
(a) Uses a scanning device to access, read, obtain, memorize, or store, temporarily or permanently, information encoded on the magnetic strip or stripe or on an integrated circuit chip of a payment card without the permission of the authorized user of the payment card and with the intent to defraud the authorized user, the issuer of the authorized user's payment card, or a merchant; or
(b) Uses a reencoder to place information encoded on the magnetic strip or stripe or integrated circuit chip of a payment card onto the magnetic strip or stripe or integrated circuit chip of a different card without the permission of the authorized user of the card from which the information is being reencoded and with the intent to defraud the authorized user, the issuer of the authorized user's payment card, or a merchant.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027.