South Dakota statute
SDCL § 22-40-12 — Unauthorized use of scanning device on payment card--Felony
Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Part of Chapter 40: Identity Crimes, South Dakota Codified Laws.
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Full text of SDCL § 22-40-12
Statutory text current through the text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of South Dakota.
A person is guilty of a Class 6 felony if the person directly or indirectly uses a scanning device to access, read, obtain, memorize, or store, temporarily or permanently, information encoded on the magnetic strip or stripe of a payment card or encoded on a chip embedded on a payment card without the permission of the authorized user of the payment card, the issuer of the authorized user's payment card, or a merchant.
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Is unauthorized use of scanning device on payment card a felony or a misdemeanor in South Dakota?
Unauthorized use of scanning device on payment card is a Class 6 Felony in South Dakota under SDCL § 22-40-12.
Which South Dakota statute covers unauthorized use of scanning device on payment card?
Unauthorized use of scanning device on payment card is governed by SDCL § 22-40-12 (Unauthorized use of scanning device on payment card--Felony).
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