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      Sec. 53a-128a. Credit card crimes. Definitions. As used in this section and sections 53a-128b to 53a-128i, inclusive:

      (a) "Cardholder" or "holder of a card" means the person named on the face of a credit card to whom or for whose benefit the credit card is issued by an issuer;

      (b) "Credit card" means any instrument or device, whether known as a credit card, as a credit plate, or by any other name, issued with or without fee by an issuer for the use of the cardholder in obtaining money, goods, services or anything else of value on credit;

      (c) "Expired credit card" means a credit card which is no longer valid because the term shown on it has elapsed;

      (d) "Issuer" means the person which issues a credit card, or its agent duly authorized for that purpose;

      (e) "Participating party" means any person or any duly authorized agent of such person, which is obligated by contract to acquire from another person providing money, goods, services or anything else of value, a sales slip, sales draft or instrument for the payment of money, evidencing a credit card transaction, and from whom, directly or indirectly, the issuer is obligated by contract to acquire such sales slip, sales draft, instrument for the payment of money and the like;

      (f) "Receives" or "receiving" means acquiring possession, custody or control;

      (g) "Revoked credit card" means a credit card which is no longer valid because permission to use it has been suspended or terminated by the issuer.

      (1971, P.A. 871, S. 29; P.A. 92-260, S. 55.)

      History: P.A. 92-260 made a technical change.

      See Sec. 54-1d(b) re consolidation of offenses.

      Subsec. (b):

      A merchant account identification card and a telephone card are within meaning of "credit card". 246 C. 402.