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Use of scanning device or reencoder to obtain payment card information prohibited

KRS 434.675
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434.675. Use of scanning device or reencoder to obtain payment card information prohibited (1) No person shall use 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 with the intent to defraud the authorized user, the issuer of the authorized user's payment card, or a merchant. (2) No person shall use a reencoder to place information encoded on the magnetic strip or stripe of a payment card onto the magnetic strip or stripe of a different card with the intent to defraud the authorized user, the issuer of the authorized user's payment card, or a merchant. Effective: July 13, 2004 History: Created 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 27, sec. 1, effective July 13, 2004.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=18906Fetched: 10/20/2026

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