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HB 2115 Computer and telephone fraud; penalty.

Introduced by: T. Montgomery "Monty" Mason | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Computer fraud; telephone fraud; penalty. Provides that any person who, through the use of a telephone, obtains property or services by false pretenses, embezzles or commits larceny, or converts the property of another is guilty of telephone fraud. The bill punishes telephone fraud as a Class 1 misdemeanor if the value of the property or services obtained is less than $200, a Class 5 felony if the value is $200 or more, and a Class 4 felony if the victim is age 65 years or older and the value is $200 or more. The bill also increases the penalty for computer fraud when the value of the property or services obtained is $200 or more from a Class 5 felony to a Class 4 felony where the victim is age 65 years or older.


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