Criminal factoring of financial transaction card records

Any person who, without the acquirer’s express authorization, employs or solicits an authorized merchant or any agent or employee of such merchant to remit to an issuer or acquirer, for payment, a financial transaction card record of a sale, which sale was not made by such merchant, agent, or employee, commits the offense of criminal factoring of financial transaction card records. Conviction of criminal factoring of financial transaction card records shall be punishable as provided in subsection (b) of Code Section 16-9-38. (Code 1981, § 16-9-36.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 304, § 3.) 16-9-37. Unauthorized use of financial transaction card; misuse of government issued cards. (a) Any person who has been issued or entrusted with a financial transaction card for specifically authorized purposes, provided such 524 16-9-37 FORGERY & FRAUDULENT PRACTICES 16-9-38 authorization is in writing stating a maximum amount charges that can be made with the financial transaction card, and who uses the financial transaction card in a manner and for purposes not authorized in order to obtain or purchase money, goods, services, or anything else of value shall be punished as provided in subsection (a) of Code Section 16-9-38. (b) Any person who has been issued or entrusted with a financial transaction card by a government for specifically limited and specifically authorized purposes, provided such limitations and authorizations are in writing, and who uses the financial transaction card in a manner and for purposes not authorized shall be punished as provided in subsection (b) of Code Section 16-9-38. (Code 1933, § 26-1705.8, enacted by Ga. L. 1969, p. 128, § 1; Code 1933, § 26-1705.7, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1083, § 1; Ga. L. 2015, p. 266, § 3/HB 192.)