Illinois Compiled Statutes
720 ILCS 5/17-38 (2026)
Use of account number or code with intent to defraud; possession of record of charge forms
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(720 ILCS 5/17-38)
Sec. 17-38. Use of account number or code with intent to defraud; possession of record of charge forms. (a) A person who, with intent to defraud either an issuer, or a person
providing an item or items of value, or
any other person, utilizes an account number or code or enters
information on a record of charge form with the intent to obtain an item or items of
value is guilty of a Class 4 felony if the value of
the item or items of value obtained does not exceed $150
in any 6-month period; and is guilty of a Class 3 felony if the
value exceeds
$150 in any 6-month period. (b) A person who, with intent to defraud either an issuer or a person
providing an item or items of value, or
any other person, possesses, without the consent of the issuer or purported
issuer, record of charge forms bearing the printed impression of a credit
card or debit card is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
The trier of fact may infer intent to defraud from the possession of such record of
charge forms by a person other than the issuer or a person authorized by
the issuer to possess record of charge forms.
(Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.) Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case (1 in the last 5 years), 2024–2024 · leading case: People v. Null, 2024 IL App (4th) 230851-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2024).
People v. Null, 2024 IL App (4th) 230851-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). “9(a)(1) (West 2020)), theft (720 ILCS 5/16-1(a)(1)(B) (West 2020)), unlawful use of account numbers (UUAN) (720 ILCS 5/17-38(a) (West 2020)), and obstructing justice (720 ILCS 5/31-4(a) (West 2020)).”
720 ILCS 5/17-38(a): 1 case
People v. Null, 2024 IL App (4th) 230851-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). “9(a)(1) (West 2020)), theft (720 ILCS 5/16-1(a)(1)(B) (West 2020)), unlawful use of account numbers (UUAN) (720 ILCS 5/17-38(a) (West 2020)), and obstructing justice (720 ILCS 5/31-4(a) (West 2020)).”
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