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720 ILCS 5/17-32 (2026)

Possession of another's credit, debit, or identification card

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(720 ILCS 5/17-32)
    Sec. 17-32. Possession of another's credit, debit, or identification card.
    (a) Possession of another's identification card. A person commits possession of another's identification card when he or she, with the intent to defraud, possesses any check guarantee card or key card or identification card for cash dispensing machines without the authority of the account holder or financial institution.
    (b) Possession of another's credit or debit card. A person commits possession of another's credit or debit card when he or she receives a credit card or debit card from the person, possession, custody, or control of another without the cardholder's consent or if he or she, with knowledge that it has been so acquired, receives the credit card or debit card with the intent to use it or to sell it, or to transfer it to a person other than the issuer or the cardholder. The trier of fact may infer that a person who has in his or her possession or under his or her control 2 or more such credit cards or debit cards each issued to a cardholder other than himself or herself has violated this Section.
    (c) Sentence.
        (1) A violation of subsection (a) of this Section is
    
a Class A misdemeanor. A person who, within any 12-month period, violates subsection (a) of this Section at the same time or consecutively with respect to 3 or more cards, each the property of different account holders, is guilty of a Class 4 felony. A person convicted under subsection (a) of this Section, when the value of property so obtained, in a single transaction or in separate transactions within any 90-day period, exceeds $150 is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
        (2) A violation of subsection (b) of this Section is
    
a Class 4 felony. A person who, in any 12-month period, violates subsection (b) of this Section with respect to 3 or more credit cards or debit cards each issued to a cardholder other than himself or herself is guilty of a Class 3 felony.
(Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2015–2025 · leading case: People v. K.C. (In Re K.C.), 2019 IL App (4th) 180693 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019).
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People v. K.C. (In Re K.C.), 2019 IL App (4th) 180693 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). · cites it 2× “21, 2002), was a delinquent minor because he unlawfully possessed a stolen vehicle ( 625 ILCS 5/4-103(a)(1) (West 2016) ) and the debit card of another person ( 720 ILCS 5/17-32(b) (West 2016) ). Following a detention hearing, the trial court found it was a matter of immediate…”
People v. Jones, 2015 IL App (3d) 130053 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). “¶4 Immediately before commencement of the jury trial, the court asked if the sentencing range on the aggravated robbery charge, a Class 1 felony, would be 4 to 30 years.”
People v. Smith, 2022 IL App (4th) 220145-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). · cites it 2× “Smith, was charged with possession of another’s debit card (Class 4 felony) (720 ILCS 5/17-32(b), (c)(2) (West 2020)) and theft (Class 3 felony) (id.”
People v. Harrison, 2024 IL App (4th) 231551-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). · cites it 2× “¶2 Following a bench trial, the trial court found defendant, Tiffany Harrison, guilty of theft (720 ILCS 5/16-1(a)(1)(A) (West 2022)) and unlawful possession of the debit card of another (720 ILCS 5/17-32(b) (West 2022)). The court sentenced defendant to 30 months’ probation and…”
Muse v. City Of Chicago (N.D. Ill. 2025). · cites it 2× “The certified statement of disposition from the 2013 identity theft case indicates that Muse pled guilty to one count of unlawful possession of a credit or debit card in violation of 720 ILCS 5/17-32(b), a fourth-degree felony under Illinois law, see 720 ILCS 5/17-32(c)(2).”
In K.C., 2019 IL App (4th) 180693 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). · cites it 2× “21, 2002), was a delinquent minor because he unlawfully possessed a stolen vehicle (625 ILCS 5/4-103(a)(1) (West 2016)) and the debit card of another person (720 ILCS 5/17-32(b) (West 2016)). Following a detention hearing, the trial court found it was a matter of immediate and…”
Griggs v. Fatheree (N.D. Ill. 2021). “motor vehicle without authority with the intent to commit a felony or theft, see 720 ILCS 5/19-1, while theft is obtaining or exerting control over the property of the owner without authorization, see 720 ILCS 5/16-1(a)(1); and (2) possession of the credit card of another is the…”
People v. Jones, 2015 IL App (3d) 130053 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). “¶4 Immediately before commencement of the jury trial, the court asked if the sentencing range on the aggravated robbery charge, a Class 1 felony, would be 4 to 30 years.”
People v. Jones, 2015 IL App (3d) 130053 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). “¶4 Immediately before commencement of the jury trial, the court asked if the sentencing range on the aggravated robbery charge, a Class 1 felony, would be 4 to 30 years.”
— 720 ILCS 5/17-32(b) — 9 cases
People v. K.C. (In Re K.C.), 2019 IL App (4th) 180693 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “21, 2002), was a delinquent minor because he unlawfully possessed a stolen vehicle ( 625 ILCS 5/4-103(a)(1) (West 2016) ) and the debit card of another person ( 720 ILCS 5/17-32(b) (West 2016) ). Following a detention hearing, the trial court found it was a matter of immediate…”
People v. Jones, 2015 IL App (3d) 130053 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). “¶4 Immediately before commencement of the jury trial, the court asked if the sentencing range on the aggravated robbery charge, a Class 1 felony, would be 4 to 30 years.”
People v. Smith, 2022 IL App (4th) 220145-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). “Smith, was charged with possession of another’s debit card (Class 4 felony) (720 ILCS 5/17-32(b), (c)(2) (West 2020)) and theft (Class 3 felony) (id.”
People v. Harrison, 2024 IL App (4th) 231551-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). “¶2 Following a bench trial, the trial court found defendant, Tiffany Harrison, guilty of theft (720 ILCS 5/16-1(a)(1)(A) (West 2022)) and unlawful possession of the debit card of another (720 ILCS 5/17-32(b) (West 2022)). The court sentenced defendant to 30 months’ probation and…”
In K.C., 2019 IL App (4th) 180693 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “21, 2002), was a delinquent minor because he unlawfully possessed a stolen vehicle (625 ILCS 5/4-103(a)(1) (West 2016)) and the debit card of another person (720 ILCS 5/17-32(b) (West 2016)). Following a detention hearing, the trial court found it was a matter of immediate and…”
— 720 ILCS 5/17-32(c)(2) — 1 case
Muse v. City Of Chicago (N.D. Ill. 2025). “The certified statement of disposition from the 2013 identity theft case indicates that Muse pled guilty to one count of unlawful possession of a credit or debit card in violation of 720 ILCS 5/17-32(b), a fourth-degree felony under Illinois law, see 720 ILCS 5/17-32(c)(2).”
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