2006 Utah Code - 76-6-506.5 — Financial transaction card offenses -- Classification -- Multiple violations.

     76-6-506.5.   Financial transaction card offenses -- Classification -- Multiple violations.
     (1) Any person found guilty of unlawful conduct described in Section 76-6-506.2, 76-6-506.4, or 76-6-506.6 shall be punished for:
     (a) a class B misdemeanor when the value of the property, money, or thing obtained or sought to be obtained is less than $300;
     (b) a class A misdemeanor when the value of the property, money, or thing obtained or sought to be obtained is or exceeds $300 but is less than $1,000;
     (c) a third degree felony when the value of the property, money, or thing obtained or sought to be obtained is or exceeds $1,000 but is less than $5,000; and
     (d) a second degree felony when the value of the property, money, or thing obtained or sought to be obtained is or exceeds $5,000.
     (2) Multiple violations of Subsection 76-6-506.2(1), Sections 76-6-506.4, and 76-6-506.6 may be aggregated into a single offense, and the degree of the offense is determined by the total value of all property, money, or things obtained or sought to be obtained through the multiple violations.
     (3) The court shall make appropriate findings in any prosecution under this section that the card holder did not commit the crime if:
     (a) another person uses the financial transaction card without the card holder's consent; and
     (b) that person commits a crime in addition to a financial transaction card offense with the card holder's financial transaction card.

Amended by Chapter 57, 2000 General Session