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H.B. 163

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IDENTIFICATION NUMBER FRAUD

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2000 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: Chad E. Bennion

             5      AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCE AND TRADE AND THE CRIMINAL CODE;
             6      DEFINING AN IDENTIFICATION NUMBER; CREATING THE CRIME OF
             7      IDENTIFICATION NUMBER FRAUD; PROVIDING A PENALTY; AND PROVIDING AN
             8      EFFECTIVE DATE.
             9      This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
             10      ENACTS:
             11          13-33-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             12          76-6-523, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             13      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             14          Section 1. Section 13-33-101 is enacted to read:
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CHAPTER 33. IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS

             16          13-33-101. Identification number defined -- Use by others.
             17          "Identification number" means a series of numbers, letters, symbols, a combination of
             18      them, or any other information used to identify a person, account, business, agency, organization,
             19      or transaction, which includes:
             20          (1) Social Security numbers;
             21          (2) drivers' license numbers;
             22          (3) insurance, bank, or financial institution account numbers;
             23          (4) personal identification codes;
             24          (5) personal identification numbers;
             25          (6) digital signatures h AND PRIVATE KEYS AS DEFINED IN SECTION 46-3-103 h ; and
             26          (7) any other numbers or information which can be used to access a person's personal
             27      information or financial resources except for numbers or information that can be prosecuted as


             28      financial transaction card offenses under Sections 76-6-506 through 76-6-506.4 .
             29          Section 2. Section 76-6-523 is enacted to read:
             30          76-6-523. Identification number fraud.
             31          (1) As used in this section, "identification number" shall have the same meaning as in
             32      Section 13-33-101 .
             33          (2) A person is guilty of identification number fraud if, not amounting to a violation of
             34      another provision of law that carries a greater penalty, that person, without authorization and with
             35      intent to defraud or deceive, possesses, acquires, uses, or divulges the identification number of
             36      another.
             37          (3) Identification number fraud is:
             38          (a) a class B misdemeanor if the value of the credit, goods, services, or any other thing of
             39      value is less than $300;
             40          (b) a class A misdemeanor if:
             41          (i) a value cannot be determined and the personal identifying information has been used
             42      to obtain medical information in the name of the other person without the consent of that person;
             43      or
             44          (ii) the value of the credit, goods, services, or any other thing of value is or exceeds $300
             45      but is less than $1,000;
             46          (c) a third degree felony if the value of the credit, goods, services, or any other thing of
             47      value is or exceeds $1,000 but is less than $5,000; or
             48          (d) a second degree felony if the value of the credit, goods, services, or any other thing of
             49      value is or exceeds $5,000.
             50          (4) Multiple violations within a 90-day period may be aggregated into a single offense, and
             51      the degree of the offense is determined by the total value of all property, money, or things obtained
             52      or sought to be obtained through the multiple violations.
             53          Section 3. Effective date.
             54          This act takes effect on July 1, 2000.





Legislative Review Note
    as of 11-1-99 7:46 AM


A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel


Committee Note

The Judiciary and Public Utilities and Technology Interim Committees recommended this bill.


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