Title 13, Criminal Code

A. A person commits theft of trade secrets if, with the intent to deprive or withhold the exclusive control of a trade secret from its owner or with the intent to make any use of a trade secret, the person does any of the following: 1. Takes, transmits, exhibits, conveys, alters,…

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Force" means any physical act directed against a person as a means of gaining control of property. 2. "In the course of committing" includes any of the defendant's acts beginning with the initiation and extending through…

A. A person commits robbery if in the course of taking any property of another from his person or immediate presence and against his will, such person threatens or uses force against any person with intent either to coerce surrender of property or to prevent resistance to such pe…

A. A person commits aggravated robbery if in the course of committing robbery as defined in section 13-1902, such person is aided by one or more accomplices actually present. B. Aggravated robbery is a class 3 felony.

A. A person commits armed robbery if, in the course of committing robbery as proscribed in section 13-1902, the person or an accomplice does any of the following: 1. Is armed with a deadly weapon or a simulated deadly weapon. 2. Uses or threatens to use a deadly weapon or dangero…

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Access device" means any card, token, code, account number, electronic serial number, mobile or personal identification number, password, encryption key, biometric identifier or other means of account access, including a…

A. A person commits forgery if, with intent to defraud, the person: 1. Falsely makes, completes or alters a written instrument; or 2. Knowingly possesses a forged instrument; or 3. Offers or presents, whether accepted or not, a forged instrument or one that contains false informa…

A. A person commits criminal possession of a forgery device if the person either: 1. Makes or possesses with knowledge of its character and with intent to commit fraud any plate, die, or other device, apparatus, equipment, software, access device, article, material, good, propert…

A. A person commits criminal simulation if, with intent to defraud, such person makes, alters, or presents or offers, whether accepted or not, any object so that it appears to have an antiquity, rarity, source, authorship or value that it does not in fact possess. B. Criminal sim…

A. A person commits obtaining a signature by deception if, with intent to defraud, such person obtains the signature of another person to a written instrument by knowingly misrepresenting or omitting any fact material to the instrument or transaction. B. Obtaining a signature by …

A. A person commits criminal impersonation by: 1. Assuming a false identity with the intent to defraud another; or 2. Pretending to be a representative of some person or organization with the intent to defraud; or 3. Pretending to be, or assuming a false identity of, an employee …

A. A person commits unlawful use of slugs if: 1. With intent to defraud the supplier of property or a service sold or offered by means of a coin machine, such person inserts, deposits or otherwise uses a slug in such machine; or 2. Such person makes, possesses, offers for sale or…

A. A person commits taking the identity of another person or entity if the person knowingly takes, purchases, manufactures, records, possesses or uses any personal identifying information or entity identifying information of another person or entity, including a real or fictitiou…

A. A person commits aggravated taking the identity of another person or entity if the person knowingly takes, purchases, manufactures, records, possesses or uses any personal identifying information or entity identifying information of either: 1. Three or more other persons or en…

A. A person commits trafficking in the identity of another person or entity if the person knowingly sells, transfers or transmits any personal identifying information or entity identifying information of another person or entity, including a real or fictitious person or entity, w…

A. It is unlawful for a person, with intent to defraud, to forge, alter or possess any ticket, token or paper that is designed for admission to or for the rendering of services by any sports, amusement, concert or other facility that offers services to the general public. B. A pe…

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Cancelled or revoked credit card" means a credit card that is no longer valid because permission to use it has been suspended, revoked or terminated by the issuer of the credit card by written notice sent by certified or…

A. A person commits theft of a credit card or obtaining a credit card by fraudulent means if the person: 1. Controls a credit card without the cardholder's or issuer's consent through conduct prescribed in section 13-1802 or 13-1804; or 2. Sells, transfers or conveys a credit car…

A. A person, being a third party, commits receipt of anything of value obtained by fraudulent use of a credit card by buying or receiving or attempting to buy or receive money, goods, services or any other thing of value obtained in violation of section 13-2105, knowing or believ…

A. A person commits forgery of a credit card if the person: 1. With intent to defraud, alters any credit card, falsely makes, manufactures, fabricates or causes to be made, manufactured or fabricated an instrument or device purporting to be a credit card without the express autho…

A. A person commits fraudulent use of a credit card if the person: 1. With intent to defraud, uses, for the purposes of obtaining or attempting to obtain money, goods, services or any other thing of value, a credit card or credit card number obtained or retained in violation of t…

A. A person commits possession of machinery, plate or other contrivance or incomplete credit card if such person: 1. Possesses an incomplete credit card with intent to complete it without the express consent of the issuer. 2. Possesses, with intent to defraud and with knowledge o…

A. A person commits false statement as to financial condition or identity if the person makes or causes to be made, either directly or indirectly, any false statement in writing as to a material fact, knowing it to be false, with the intent that it be relied on respecting the ide…

A. A person commits fraud by a person authorized to provide goods or services if such person knowingly: 1. Furnishes money, goods, services or any other thing of value upon presentation of a credit card obtained or retained in violation of section 13-2102 or a credit card which s…

A. A person commits credit card transaction record theft by: 1. If the person is a merchant, knowingly presenting for payment to a participating party, with intent to defraud, a credit card transaction record of a sale that was not made by the merchant. 2. Knowingly and without t…

A. It is unlawful for a person to use a scanning device or reencoder without the permission of the cardholder of the credit card from which the information is being scanned or reencoded and with the intent to defraud the cardholder, the issuer or a merchant. B. It is unlawful for…

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Adulterated" means varying from the standard of composition or quality prescribed by statute or administrative regulation or, if none, as set by established commercial usage. 2. "Fiduciary" means a trustee, guardian, exe…

A. A person commits deceptive business practices if in the course of engaging in a business, occupation or profession such person recklessly: 1. Uses or possesses for use a false weight or measure or any other device for falsely determining or recording any quality or quantity; o…

A. A person commits false advertising if, in connection with the promotion of the sale of property or services, such person recklessly causes to be made or makes a false or misleading statement in any advertisement. B. False advertising is a class 1 misdemeanor.

A. A person commits defrauding secured creditors if the person knowingly destroys, removes, conceals, encumbers, converts, sells, obtains, transfers, controls or otherwise deals with property subject to a security interest with the intent to hinder or prevent the enforcement of t…

A. A person commits defrauding judgment creditors if such person secretes, assigns, conveys or otherwise disposes of his property with the intent to defraud a judgment creditor or to prevent that property from being subjected to payment of a judgment. B. Defrauding judgment credi…

A. A person commits fraud in insolvency if, when proceedings have been or are about to be instituted for the appointment of a trustee, receiver or other person entitled to administer property for the benefit of creditors or when any other assignment, composition or liquidation fo…

A. A person commits receiving deposits in an insolvent financial institution if, as an officer, manager or other person participating in the direction of a financial institution, such person receives or permits the receipt of a deposit, premium payment or investment in the instit…

A. A person commits usury by knowingly engaging in or directly or indirectly providing financing for the business of making loans at a higher rate of interest or consideration than authorized by law. B. Usury is a class 1 misdemeanor.

A. For the purposes of sections 13-2302, 13-2303 and 13-2304: 1. "Collect an extension of credit" means to induce in any way any person to make repayment of that extension. 2. "Creditor" means any person making an extension of credit or any person claiming by, under or through an…

A. Any person who makes an extortionate extension of credit is guilty of a class 5 felony. B. In any prosecution pursuant to this section, if it is shown that all of the following factors were present in connection with the extension of credit, there is prima facie evidence that …

A person who knowingly advances money or property, whether as a gift, loan, investment, pursuant to a partnership or profit sharing agreement or otherwise, to any person, with reasonable grounds to believe that it is the intention of that person to use the money or property so ad…

A. A person who knowingly participates in any way in the use of any extortionate means to collect or attempt to collect any extensions of credit or to punish any person for the nonrepayment thereof is guilty of a class 4 felony. B. In any prosecution pursuant to this section, for…

In an action for trafficking in stolen property: 1. Proof of possession of property recently stolen, unless satisfactorily explained, may give rise to an inference that the person in possession of the property was aware of the risk that it had been stolen or in some way participa…

A. A person who is a dealer in property and recklessly possesses property the permanent identifying features of which, including serial numbers or labels, have been removed or in any fashion altered is guilty of a class 6 felony. B. It is a defense to a prosecution under this sec…

A. A person who recklessly traffics in the property of another that has been stolen is guilty of trafficking in stolen property in the second degree. B. A person who knowingly initiates, organizes, plans, finances, directs, manages or supervises the theft and trafficking in the p…

A. A person commits participating in a criminal syndicate by: 1. Intentionally organizing, managing, directing, supervising or financing a criminal syndicate with the intent to promote or further the criminal objectives of the syndicate; or 2. Knowingly inciting or inducing other…

A. It is unlawful for a person to intentionally or knowingly do any of the following: 1. Engage in an act of terrorism. 2. Organize, manage, direct, supervise or finance an act of terrorism. 3. Solicit, incite or induce others to promote or further an act of terrorism. 4. Without…

A. It is unlawful for a person to threaten to commit an act of terrorism and communicate the threat to any other person. B. It is unlawful for a person to knowingly make a false report of an act of terrorism and communicate the false report to any other person. C. It is not a def…

A. It is unlawful for a person to intentionally cause injury to another person by means of an infectious biological substance or a radiological agent. B. It is unlawful for a person to intentionally or knowingly do any of the following: 1. Possess, with the intent to injure anoth…

Whoever knowingly gives, promises or offers to any professional or amateur baseball, football, hockey, polo, tennis, horse race, dog race or basketball player or boxer or any player or referee or other official who participates or expects to participate in any professional or ama…