Amendment ID: S2185-20-R1

Redraft Amendment 20

Card Skimming Devices

Mr. Rush, Ms. Gobi and Mr. O'Connor move to amend the bill by adding the following section:-

“SECTION 156A.   Section 37E of said chapter 266, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (c) the following subsection:-

(c ½) Whoever possesses a tool, instrument or other article adapted, designed or commonly used for accessing a person’s financial services account number or code, savings account number or code, checking account number or code, brokerage account number or code, credit card account number or code, debit card number or code, automated teller machine number or code, personal identification number, mother’s maiden name, computer system password, electronic signature or unique biometric data that is a fingerprint, voice print, retinal image or iris image of another person under circumstances evincing an intent to use or knowledge that some person intends to use the same in the commission of larceny shall be guilty of identity fraud and shall be punished by a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment in a house of correction for not more than 2 1/2 years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.”