Nevada § 205.605 Using scanning device or reencoder to defraud

Nevada Statutes

§ 205.605 — Using scanning device or reencoder to defraud

Nevada § 205.605

Title 15CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS

Ch. 205Crimes

PAYMENT CARDS, REENCODERS AND SCANNING DEVICES

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 205.605 (2026).

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1. A person shall not:

(a)Use a scanning device to access, read, obtain, memorize or store, temporarily or permanently, information encoded on the magnetic strip or stripe of a payment card:

(1)Without the permission of the authorized user of the payment card; and

(2)With the intent to defraud the authorized user, the issuer of the payment card or any other person.

(b)Use a reencoder to place information encoded on the magnetic strip or stripe of a payment card onto the magnetic strip or stripe of a different card:

(1)Without the permission of the authorized user of the card from which the information is being reencoded; and

(2)With the intent to defraud the authorized user, the issuer of the payment card or any other person. 2. A person who violates any provision of this section is

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1. A person shall not:
(a) Use a scanning device to access, read, obtain, memorize or store, temporarily or permanently, information encoded on the magnetic strip or stripe of a payment card:
(1) Without the permission of the authorized user of the payment card; and
(2) With the intent to defraud the authorized user, the issuer of the payment card or any other person.
(b) Use a reencoder to place information encoded on the magnetic strip or stripe of a payment card onto the magnetic strip or stripe of a different card:
(1) Without the permission of the authorized user of the card from which the information is being reencoded; and
(2) With the intent to defraud the authorized user, the issuer of the payment card or any other person.
2. A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 .
3. In addition to any other penalty, the court shall order a person who violates any provision of this section to pay restitution, including, without limitation, any attorney’s fees and costs incurred to:
(a) Repair the credit history or rating of each person who is a victim of the violation; and
(b) Satisfy a debt, lien or other obligation incurred by each person who is a victim of the violation.