2019 US Virgin Islands Code
Title 14 - Crimes
Chapter 117 - Credit Cards
§ 3005. Fraud by person authorized to provide goods or services
(a) Illegally obtained or illegally possessed credit card; forged, revoked or expired credit card. A person who is authorized by an issuer to furnish money, goods, services or anything else of value upon presentation of a credit card by the cardholder or any agent or employees of such person who, with intent to defraud the issuer or the cardholder, furnishes money, goods, services or anything else of value upon presentation of a credit card obtained or retained in violation of this law or a credit card which he knows is forged, expired or revoked violates this subsection and is subject to the penalties set forth in subsection (a) of section 3010 of this chapter, if the value of all money, goods, services and other things of value furnished in violation of this subsection does not exceed one hundred ($100) dollars in any six (6) month period. The violator is subject to the penalties set forth in subsection (b) of section 3010 if such value does exceed one hundred ($100) dollars in any six (6) month period.
(b) Misrepresentation to issuer. A person who is authorized by an issuer to furnish money, goods, services or anything else of value upon presentation of a credit card by the cardholder or any agent or employee of such person who, with intent to defraud the issuer or the cardholder, fails to furnish money, goods, services or anything else of value which he represents in writing to the issuer that he has furnished, violates this subsection and is subject to the penalties set forth in subsection (a) of section 3010 of this chapter, if the difference between the value of all money, goods, services and anything else of value actually furnished and the value represented to the issuer to have been furnished does not exceed five hundred ($500) dollars in any six (6) month period. The violator is subject to the penalties set forth in subsection (b) of section 3010 if such difference does exceed five hundred ($500) dollars in any six (6) month period.
