A person, business organization, or financial institution who is authorized by an issuer to furnish money, goods, services, or anything else of value upon presentation of a credit or debit card by a cardholder, or any agent or employee of such person, business organization, or financial institution, who, with intent to defraud the issuer, a participating party, the cardholder, or any other person, furnishes money, goods, or services or anything else of value upon presentation of a credit or debit card obtained or retained in violation of KRS § 434.570 to KRS § 434.650, or any of such sections, or a credit or debit card which he knows is forged, expired, or revoked is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, if the value of all money, goods, services, or other things of value furnished in violation of this section over a six (6) month period is less than five hundred dollars ($500), a Class D felony if such value is five hundred dollars ($500) or more but is less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or a Class C felony if such value is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more.
Effective: June 25, 2009

Attorney's Note

Under the Kentucky Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class C felonybetween 5 and 10 yearsbetween $1,000 and $10,000
Class D felonybetween 1 and 5 yearsbetween $1,000 and $10,000
Class A misdemeanorup to 12 months up to $500
For details, see § 532.060 and § 532.090

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 434.660


History: Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 106, sec. 3, effective June 25, 2009. — Amended
1992 Ky. Acts ch. 463, sec. 56, effective July 14, 1992. — Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 67, sec. 15, effective June 17, 1978. — Created 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 83, sec. 12.