South Dakota legal term
Reencoder in South Dakota Criminal Law
Current through 2026 South Dakota legislative session
In South Dakota criminal law, “Reencoder” 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 South Dakota criminal code.
What does “Reencoder” mean in South Dakota criminal law?
(1) "Reencoder," any electronic device that places encoded information from the magnetic strip or stripe of a payment card or a computer chip embedded in a payment card onto the magnetic strip or stripe or computer chip of a different payment card; (2) "Scanning device," any scanner, reader, or any other electronic device that is used to access, read, scan, obtain, memorize, or store, temporarily or permanently, information encoded on the magnetic strip or stripe or on a computer chip of a payment card. (SDCL § 22-40-11)
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