Kansas § 16-843 - Penalties for fraudulent transactions over $5,000. Whoever, in a transaction affecting intrastate commerce, uses any counterfeit, fictitiou
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§ 16-843. Penalties for fraudulent transactions over $5,000. Whoever, in a transaction affecting intrastate commerce, uses any counterfeit, fictitiou
16-843. Penalties for fraudulent transactions over $5,000. Whoever, in a transaction affecting intrastate commerce, uses any counterfeit, fictitious, altered, forged, lost, stolen, or fraudulently obtained credit card to obtain goods or services, or both, having a retail value aggregating $5,000 or more, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.History: L. 1972, ch. 209, § 3; July 1.
Source: official Kansas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 16-843 ("Penalties for fraudulent transactions over $5,000. Whoever, in a transaction affecting intrastate commerce, uses any counterfeit, fictitiou") is part of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of Kansas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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