13-1817. Unlawful possession, use or
alteration of a retail sales receipt or universal product code
label; classification; definition
A. It is unlawful for a person to intentionally cheat or defraud a merchant by
doing any of the following:
1. Possessing at least fifteen fraudulent retail sales receipts or universal
product code labels or possessing a device that manufactures fraudulent retail sales
receipts or universal product code labels.
2. Possessing, using, uttering, transferring, making, altering, counterfeiting or
reproducing a retail sales receipt or a universal product code label.
B. A violation of subsection A, paragraph 1 is a class 5 felony. A violation of
subsection A, paragraph 2 is a class 6 felony and, in addition to any other fine
authorized by law, the court may impose a fine of not more than three times the value
represented on the retail sales receipt or the retail price represented by the original
universal product code label.
C. For the purposes of this section, "merchant" means a person who offers for sale
or exchange at least six like items of new and unused personal property in this state.
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