SB 2372 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of fraudulent use, possession, or tampering with gift cards or gift card data.

This bill creates a new criminal offense for the fraudulent use, possession, or tampering with gift cards or their digital data. It specifically prohibits actions like removing unactivated gift cards from retail locations without paying, attempting to sell stolen cards, possessing gift card data without purchase, or using counterfeit cards. The law defines "counterfeit" as cards altered to misrepresent issuer information or digital imprints. Penalties range from a state jail felony (for fewer than 5 items) to a second-degree felony (for 10+ items), with a rebuttable presumption of intent if three or more unactivated cards or digital imprints are possessed.
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Introduced Mar 12, 2025 Last action Mar 25, 2025
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Mar 25, 2025
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Mar 25, 2025
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Robert Nichols
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