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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 714.8, Code 1999, is amended by adding 1 2 the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 17. Manufactures, creates, reproduces, 1 4 alters, possesses, uses, transfers, or otherwise contributes 1 5 to the production or use of a fraudulent retail sales receipt 1 6 or universal price code label with intent to defraud another 1 7 person. 1 8 For purposes of this subsection: 1 9 a. "Retail sales receipt" means a document intended to 1 10 evidence payment for goods or services. 1 11 b. "Universal price code label" means the unique ten-digit 1 12 bar code placed on the packaging of an item that may be used 1 13 for purposes including but not limited to tracking inventory, 1 14 maintaining price information in a computerized database, and 1 15 serving as proof of purchase of a particular item. 1 16 EXPLANATION 1 17 This bill defines certain acts related to the creation, 1 18 possession, or use of fraudulent retail sales receipts or 1 19 universal price code labels (also known as UPCs) to be 1 20 fraudulent practices under the Code, when done with intent to 1 21 defraud another person. 1 22 Fraudulent practices are penalized within the Code 1 23 according to five degrees, depending upon the amount of moneys 1 24 or value of property at issue. At one end of the range, 1 25 fraudulent practice in the first degree involves moneys or 1 26 property valued in excess of $10,000, and is punished as a 1 27 class "C" felony. A class "C" felony is punishable by 1 28 confinement for no more than 10 years and a fine of at least 1 29 $500 but not more than $10,000. At the other end of the 1 30 range, fraudulent practice in the fifth degree involves moneys 1 31 or property not valued in excess of $100, and is punished as a 1 32 simple misdemeanor. A simple misdemeanor is punishable by 1 33 confinement for no more than 30 days or a fine of at least $50 1 34 but not more than $100. 1 35 LSB 2475HC 78 2 1 jj/jw/5
Text: HSB00192 Text: HSB00194 Text: HSB00100 - HSB00199 Text: HSB Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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