RSA 638:5 Fraudulent Use of Credit Card

• Library: New Hampshire Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through 2023 Legislative Session
• Year: 2023
• Citation: RSA 638:5

I.A person is guilty of fraudulent use of a credit card if he uses a credit card for the purpose of obtaining property or services with knowledge that:

(a) The card is stolen; or

(b) The card has been revoked or cancelled; or

(c) For any other reason his use of the card is unauthorized by either the issuer or the person to whom the credit card is issued.

II."Credit card'' means a writing or other evidence of an undertaking to pay for property or services delivered or rendered to or upon the order of a designated person or bearer.

III.

(a) Fraudulent use of a credit card is:

(1) A class A felony if:

(A) Property or services are obtained which exceed the value of $1,500; or

(B) The defendant has 2 or more prior convictions under this section, the present and prior convictions were based on offenses committed within a 12-month period, and the aggregate amount of the property or services obtained by the defendant as part of those offenses exceeds $1,500;