Fraudulent Use of Credit Cards; Defined and Punished

(a)A person commits an offense if he uses a credit card with the intent of obtaining property or services with knowledge that:

(1)the card is stolen or forged;

(2)the card has been revoked or cancelled; or

(3)for any other reason his use of the card is unauthorized.

(b)It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under Paragraph

(3)of Subsection

(a)if the defendant proves by a preponderance of the evidence that he had the ability and intended to meet all obligations to the issuer arising out of his use of the card.

(c)Credit card means a writing purporting to evidence an undertaking to pay for property or services delivered or rendered to or upon the order of a designated person or bearer. COL 3/18/2024 CH. 46 FORGERY, FRAUDULENT PRACTICES AND TELEPHONE RECORDS

(d)An offense under this Section is a felony of the third degree if the value of the property or services secured or sought to be secured by means of the credit card exceeds $500; otherwise it is a misdemeanor.