Arizona legal term
Credit card in Arizona Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Arizona legislative session
In Arizona criminal law, “Credit card” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Arizona criminal code.
What does “Credit card” mean in Arizona criminal law?
"Credit card" means: (a) Any instrument or device, whether known as a credit card, charge card, credit plate, courtesy card or identification card or by any other name, that is issued with or without fee by an issuer for the use of the cardholder in obtaining money, goods, services or anything else of value, either on credit or in possession or in consideration of an undertaking or guaranty by the issuer of the payment of a check drawn by the cardholder, on a promise to pay in part or in full therefor at a future time, whether or not all or any part of the indebtedness that is represented by t (A.R.S. § 13-2101)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Credit card transaction record theft
- Fraud by person authorized to provide goods or services
- Fraudulent use of a credit card
- Receipt of anything of value obtained by fraudulent use of a credit card
- False statement as to financial condition or identity
- Forgery of credit card
- Telecommunication fraud
- Theft of a credit card or obtaining a credit card by fraudulent means
- Unlawful possession or use of scanning device or reencoder
Related terms in the same statutes
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