Sec. 53a-128d. Illegal use of credit card. Presumption of knowledge of revocation.
Sec. 53a-128d. Illegal use of credit card. Presumption of knowledge of revocation. Any person who, with intent to defraud the issuer, a participating party, or a person
providing money, goods, services or anything else of value, or any other person, (1)
uses for the purpose of obtaining money, goods, services or anything else of value a
credit card obtained or retained in violation of section 53a-128b or a credit card which
he knows is forged, expired or revoked, or (2) obtains money, goods, services or anything
else of value by representing without the consent of the cardholder that he is the holder
of a specified card or by representing that he is the holder of a card and such card has
not in fact been issued, or (3) uses a credit card obtained or retained in violation of
section 53a-128c or a credit card which he knows is forged, expired or revoked, as
authority or identification to cash or to attempt to cash or otherwise to negotiate or
transfer or to attempt to negotiate or transfer any check or other order for the payment
of money, whether or not negotiable, if such negotiation or transfer or attempt to negotiate or transfer would constitute a violation of section 53a-128 violates this subsection
and is subject to the penalties set forth in subsection (a) of section 53a-128i, if the value
of all money, goods, services and other things of value obtained in violation of this
subsection does not exceed five hundred dollars in any six-month period; and is subject
to the penalties set forth in subsection (b) of section 53a-128i, if such value does exceed
five hundred dollars in any such six-month period. Knowledge of revocation shall be
presumed to have been received by a cardholder four days after it has been mailed to
him, at the address set forth on the credit card or at his last-known address, by registered
or certified mail, return receipt requested, and, if, the address is more than five hundred
miles from the place of mailing, by air mail. If the address is located outside the United
States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Canal Zone or Canada, notice shall be presumed to have been received ten days after mailing by registered or certified mail.
(1971, P.A. 871, S. 32.)
Cited. 204 C. 441.
Review of legislative history of credit card crimes reveals no purpose or intent that enactment of the more specific
crime of illegal credit card use precludes state from charging defendant with the more general crime of larceny. 75 CA 756.
Subdiv. (2):
Cited. 37 CS 527.