Puerto Rico · Código Penal de Puerto Rico 2012 (Ley 146-2012)

Cód. Penal PR § 205: Uso, posesión o traspaso fraudulento de tarjetas con bandas electrónicas

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

Any person who illegally possesses, uses, or transfers a magnetic stripe card containing encoded information faces an 8-year prison sentence.

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