California · Penal Code
PEN §484h: Every retailer or other person who, with intent to defraud: (a) Furnishes money, goods, services or anything else of value upon presentation of an access card obtained or retained in violation of Sect
What this law says, in plain English
A person who fraudulently uses a stolen, counterfeit, forged, expired, or revoked access card to obtain money or goods, or presents false sales slips for payment, commits theft. If the amount exceeds $950 in six months, it becomes grand theft.
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