§ 11-49-6.1 - Publishing information for fraudulent purposes.
SECTION 11-49-6.1
§ 11-49-6.1 Publishing information forfraudulent purposes. – (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to publish or cause to be published thenumber or code of an existing, cancelled, revoked, expired, or nonexistentcredit card issued by a company providing telecommunication services or thenumbering or coding system which is employed in the issuance of those creditcards, or any method, scheme, instruction, or information on how tofraudulently avoid payment for telecommunication services, with the intent thatthe number or coding system or information be used or with knowledge that thesystem or information are to be used to fraudulently avoid the payment of anylawful charges imposed by the telecommunications company.
(2) As used in this section, "publishes" means thecommunication of information to any one or more persons, either orally, inperson, or by telephone, radio, or television, or in writing of any kind,including a letter or memorandum, circular, poster, or handbill, newspaper ormagazine article, or book with the intent that the information be used oremployed in violation of this section.
(b) Any person who violates this section is guilty of amisdemeanor and, upon conviction, may be imprisoned for not more than one year,or fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or both.
(c) Any person convicted of a second or subsequent offense ofthis section shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, may beimprisoned for not more than three (3) years or fined not more than threethousand dollars ($3,000), or both.