Illinois Statutes
§ 17-42 — Possession of incomplete card
Illinois § 17-42
JurisdictionIllinois
TopicRIGHTS AND REMEDIES
Ch. 720CRIMINAL OFFENSES
Act 720 ILCS 5/Criminal Code of 2012.
Art.Title III - Specific Offenses
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Bluebook
720 Ill. Comp. Stat. 17-42 (2026).
Text
A person other than the cardholder possessing an incomplete credit card or debit card, with intent to complete it without the consent of the issuer or a person possessing, with knowledge of its character, machinery, plates, or any other contrivance designed to reproduce instruments purporting to be credit cards or debit cards of an issuer who has not consented to the preparation of such credit cards or debit cards is guilty of a Class 3 felony. The trier of fact may infer that a person other than the cardholder or issuer who possesses 2 or more incomplete credit cards or debit cards possesses those cards without the consent of the issuer.
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Legislative History
(Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11 .)
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Bluebook (online)
Illinois § 17-42, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/il/720/17-42.