Texas Penal Code
§ 32.31 — CREDIT CARD OR DEBIT CARD ABUSE
PE § 32.31Title 7. OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY · Ch. 32. FRAUD · Art. C. CREDIT
Statute text
View on source(a)For purposes of this section:
(1)"Cardholder" means the person named on the face of a credit card or debit card to whom or for whose benefit the card is issued.
(2)"Credit card" means an identification card, plate, coupon, book, number, or any other device authorizing a designated person or bearer to obtain property or services on credit. The term includes the number or description of the device if the device itself is not produced at the time of ordering or obtaining the property or service.
(3)"Expired credit card" means a credit card bearing an expiration date after that date has passed.
(4)"Debit card" means an identification card, plate, coupon, book, number, or any other device authorizing a designated person or bearer to communicate a request to an unmanned teller machine or a customer convenience terminal or obtain property or services by debit to an account at a financial institution. The term includes the number or description of the device if the device itself is not produced at the time of ordering or obtaining the benefit.
(5)"Expired debit card" means a debit card bearing as its expiration date a date that has passed.
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Legislative history
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1054 (H.B. 1323), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 670 (H.B. 2328), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.