STATE OF NEW JERSEY
221st LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2024 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman GREGORY P. MCGUCKIN
District 10 (Monmouth and Ocean)
Assemblyman PAUL KANITRA
District 10 (Monmouth and Ocean)
SYNOPSIS
Establishes new offenses concerning unlawful possession and use of credit card scanners.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning credit card scanners and supplementing Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. As used in this act, a credit card scanner means a device which electronically or otherwise reads, records, or transmits the information stored, encoded, or imbedded on or in a credit, debit, or other charge card.
b. Any person who possesses a credit card scanner without a lawful purpose is guilty of a disorderly persons offense.
c. Any person who uses a credit card scanner for an unlawful purpose is guilty of a crime of the second degree.
2. This act shall take effect on the first day of the second month following enactment.
STATEMENT
This bill establishes new offenses relating to the unlawful possession and use of credit card scanners.
Under the provisions of the bill, a person who possesses a credit card scanner without a lawful purpose is guilty of a disorderly persons offense. A disorderly persons offense is punishable by a fine of up to $1,000, imprisonment for a term of up to six months, or both.
A person who uses a credit card scanner for an unlawful purpose is guilty of a crime of the second decree. A crime of the second degree is punishable by a fine of up to $150,000, imprisonment for a term of between five and 10 years, or both.