South Dakota § 22-40-14 - Ownership or possession of scanning device or reencoder with intent to obtain or alter payment card information without permission--Felony.
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§ 22-40-14. Ownership or possession of scanning device or reencoder with intent to obtain or alter payment card information without permission--Felony.
A person is guilty of a Class 6 felony if the person owns or possesses a scanning device or a reencoder with the intent to use the scanning device or reencoder to obtain or alter information encoded or embedded on a payment card without the permission of the authorized user of the payment card, the issuer of the authorized user's payment card, or a merchant.
A person is guilty of a Class 6 felony if the person owns or possesses a scanning device or reencoder with knowledge that a person other than an authorized user, the issuer of the authorized user's payment card, or a merchant intends to use the scanning device or reencoder to obtain information encoded or embedded on a payment card without the permission of the authorized user, the issuer of the authorized user's payment card, or any merchant.
Source: SL 2003, ch 131, § 4; SDCL § 22-30A-8.5; SL 2005, ch 120, § 85; SL 2019, ch 110, § 3.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 22-40-14 ("Ownership or possession of scanning device or reencoder with intent to obtain or alter payment card information without permission--Felony.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. 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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