.655   Fraudulent use of credit or debit card after reporting it lost, as stolen, or not received.


434.655 Fraudulent use of credit or debit card after reporting it lost, as stolen, or
not received.
(1)
A cardholder who fraudulently uses a credit or debit card to obtain money, goods,
services, or anything else of value after said cardholder has reported to the issuer
said credit or debit card lost, as stolen, or not received is deemed to have used said
credit or debit card in order to defraud the issuer; and said cardholder is subject to
the penalties set forth in subsection (1) of KRS 434.730 if the value of all money,
goods, services, or other things of value furnished in violation of this section does
not exceed three hundred dollars ($300) in any six (6) month period; and is subject
to the penalties set forth in subsection (2) of KRS 434.730, if such value is three
hundred dollars ($300) or more in any six (6) month period.
(2)
A cardholder who, after using a credit or debit card, fraudulently reports to the
issuer that such usage or transaction was not made by said cardholder, or that said
credit or debit card was lost, stolen, or not received at the time of such usage or
transaction, in order to defraud the issuer, the cardholder, or any other person in
connection with said usage, is subject to the penalties set forth in subsection (1) of
KRS 434.730, if the value of all money, goods, services, or other things of value
furnished in violation of this section does not exceed three hundred dollars ($300)
in any six (6) month period; and is subject to the penalties set forth in subsection (2)
of KRS 434.730 if such value is three hundred dollars ($300) or more in any six (6)
month period.
Effective: July 15, 1986.
History: Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 377, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1986. -- Created
1978 Ky. Acts ch. 67, sec. 17, effective June 17, 1978.