Arizona statute
A.R.S. § 13-2104 — Forgery of credit card; classification
Current through 57th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 21: Credit Card Fraud, Arizona Revised Statutes.
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Full text of A.R.S. § 13-2104
Statutory text current through the 57th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text published by the Arizona Legislature (Arizona Legislative Council compilation, azleg.gov); it is not the official statutes of the State of Arizona.
A. A person commits forgery of a credit card if the person:
1. With intent to defraud, alters any credit card, falsely makes, manufactures, fabricates or causes to be made, manufactured or fabricated an instrument or device purporting to be a credit card without the express authorization of an issuer to do so, or falsely embosses or alters a credit card, or instrument or device purporting to be a credit card, or utters such a credit card or instrument or device purporting to be a credit card; or
2. Other than the cardholder, with intent to defraud, signs the name of any actual or fictitious person to a credit card or instrument for the payment of money which evidences a credit card transaction.
B. Forgery of a credit card is a class 4 felony.
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Questions this section answers
Is forgery of credit card a felony or a misdemeanor in Arizona?
Forgery of credit card is a Class 4 Felony in Arizona under A.R.S. § 13-2104.
Which Arizona statute covers forgery of credit card?
Forgery of credit card is governed by A.R.S. § 13-2104 (Forgery of credit card; classification).
This reference is informational and is not legal advice.