This bill amends the existing law regarding the offense of using a scanning device or reencoder to defraud by expanding the scope of the offense to include the scanning and reencoding of information from integrated circuit chips on payment cards, in addition to the previously covered magnetic strips or stripes. Specifically, the bill modifies RSA 638:29, I to state that a person is guilty of this crime if they knowingly use a scanning device to access or store information from either the magnetic strip or the integrated circuit chip of a payment card without the authorized user's permission, with the intent to defraud. Similarly, it addresses the use of a reencoder to transfer information from one card to another without permission.

The bill also includes a provision that it will take effect on January 1, 2027. While the fiscal impact of the bill is indeterminable, it is noted that the changes may affect the judicial and correctional systems, potentially influencing costs related to prosecution, incarceration, probation, and parole for the state and local governments. The bill does not project any revenue changes but acknowledges that the implementation of these legal modifications could lead to varying expenditures.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 638:29
HB1175 text: 638:29