CRIM CD-SCANNING DEVICE-FRAUD Senate SponsorsSen. William E. Brady and Chris Nybo 1/9/2019SenateSession Sine Die 720 ILCS 5/16-6from Ch. 38, par. 16-6Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a violation of the use of a scanning device or reencoder to defraud when the person knowingly uses 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 without the permission of the authorized user of the payment card and with the intent to defraud the authorized user, the issuer of the authorized user's payment card, or a merchant; or 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 without the permission of the authorized user of the card from which the information is being reencoded and with the intent to defraud the authorized user, the issuer of the authorized user's payment card, or a merchant is a Class 3 felony (rather than a Class 4 felony). Provides that a second or subsequent violation is a Class 2 felony (rather than a Class 3 felony). Effective immediately. 2/15/2018SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Michael Connelly 2/15/2018SenateFirst Reading 2/15/2018SenateReferred to Assignments 2/21/2018SenateAssigned to Criminal Law 2/27/2018SenateTo Subcommittee on CLEAR Compliance 4/13/2018SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 27, 2018 4/19/2018SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Nybo 4/27/2018SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 12/21/2018SenateChief Sponsor Changed to Sen. William E. Brady 1/9/2019SenateSession Sine Die