Definitions

As used in this Article: COL9/7/2021 CH. 43 THEFT AND RELATED OFFENSES

(a)Scanning device means a scanner, reader or any other electronic device that is used to access, read, scan, obtain, memorize or store, temporarily or permanently, information encoded on the magnetic strip or stripe of a payment card.

(b)Re-encoder means an electronic device that places encoded information from the magnetic strip or stripe of a payment card onto the magnetic strip or stripe of a different payment card.

(c)Payment card means a credit card, charge card, debit card, hotel key card, stored value card or any other card that is issued to an authorized card user and that allows the user to obtain, purchase or receive goods, services, money or anything else of value from a merchant.

(d)Merchant is defined as an owner or operator of any retail mercantile establishment, or any agent, employee, lessee, consignee, officer, director, franchisee or independent contractor of such owner or operator. A merchant means a person who receives from an authorized user of a payment card or someone the person believes to be an authorized user, a payment card or information from a payment card or what the person believes to be a payment card or information from a payment card as the instrument for obtaining, purchasing or receiving goods, services, money or anything else of value from the person.

(e)Authorized card user means any person with the empowerment, permission or competence to act in the usage of any payment card to include, but not be limited to, a credit card, debit card, hotel key card, stored value card or any other card that allows the user to obtain, purchase or receive goods, services, money or anything else of value from a merchant.