Nevada Code § 205.605

Using scanning device or reencoder to defraud
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1. A person shall not:
(a) Use a scanning device to access, read,
obtain, memorize or store, temporarily or permanently, information encoded on
the magnetic strip or stripe of a payment card:
(1) Without the permission of the
authorized user of the payment card; and
(2) With the intent to defraud the
authorized user, the issuer of the payment card or any other person.
(b) Use a reencoder to place information encoded
on the magnetic strip or stripe of a payment card onto the magnetic strip or stripe
of a different card:
(1) Without the permission of the
authorized user of the card from which the information is being reencoded; and
(2) With the intent to defraud the
authorized user, the issuer of the payment card or any other person.
2. A person who violates any provision of
this section is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided
in NRS 193.130 .
3. In addition to any other penalty, the
court shall order a person who violates any provision of this section to pay
restitution, including, without limitation, any attorneys fees and costs
incurred to:
(a) Repair the credit history or rating of each
person who is a victim of the violation; and
(b) Satisfy a debt, lien or other obligation
incurred by each person who is a victim of the violation.

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