Illinois Compiled Statutes
720 ILCS 5/17-33 (2026)
Possession of lost or mislaid credit or debit card
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(720 ILCS 5/17-33)
Sec. 17-33. Possession of lost or mislaid credit or debit card. A person who receives a credit card or debit card that he or she
knows to have been lost or mislaid and who retains possession with intent
to use it or to sell it or to transfer it to a person other than the issuer
or the cardholder is guilty of a Class 4 felony. A person who, in a single transaction, violates this Section with
respect to 3 or more credit cards or debit cards each issued to
different cardholders other than himself or herself is guilty of a Class
3 felony.
(Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.) Notes of Decisions
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cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2021–2024 · leading case: People v. Morrow, 2024 IL App (4th) 230617-U.
People v. Morrow, 2024 IL App (4th) 230617-U. “¶2 In August 2021, defendant, Alison Morrow, was charged with (1) one count of possession of lost or mislaid credit or debit cards, a Class 4 felony (720 ILCS 5/17-33 (West 2020)), and (2) one count of theft of lost or mislaid property, a Class B misdemeanor (id.”
People v. Brooks, 2021 IL App (1st) 190413-U. “¶4 On January 9, 2019, the State informed the court that defendant had agreed to plead guilty to possession of a lost or mislaid credit card (720 ILCS 5/17-33 (West 2018)). The State nol- prossed all but count IX, which it amended to align with the agreed-upon charge.”
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