{"id":377298,"date":"2016-03-31T21:37:19","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T02:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/state\/wisconsin-law\/wisconsin-credit-and-debit-card-fraud.html"},"modified":"2016-06-20T19:48:46","modified_gmt":"2016-06-21T00:48:46","slug":"wisconsin-credit-and-debit-card-fraud","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/state\/wisconsin-law\/wisconsin-credit-and-debit-card-fraud.html","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin Credit and Debit Card Fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Wisconsin Credit and Debit Card Fraud<\/h1>\n
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With many people using credit cards<\/a> and debit cards on a daily basis, the fraudulent use of these cards<\/a> has increased dramatically in recent years. Wisconsin law covers many possible aspects of credit or debit card fraud in an attempt to prohibit any way thieves may try to defraud both cardholders and issuers of credit cards of their money.<\/p>\n

The main provisions of Wisconsin’s credit and debit card fraud law are outlined below.<\/p>\n\n

Code Section<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Wisconsin Statutes Section 943.41 – Financial Transaction Card Crimes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>

What is Prohibited?<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Wisconsin prohibits the following types of credit and debit card fraud<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Penalties<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

The penalties for most forms of credit card fraud in Wisconsin are:<\/p>\n

Evidence<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

If you’ve been charged with credit card fraud, note that several factors can affect the evidence that may be presented or required in your case at trial, including:<\/p>\n

Defenses<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

This law specifically says two defenses to credit card fraud aren’t valid:<\/p>\n

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  1. Another person wasn’t convicted, arrested, or identified<\/li>\n
  2. Some of the acts didn’t occur in Wisconsin or weren’t crimes where they did occur<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    However, other defenses may be available, such as duress<\/a>, entrapment, insanity<\/a>, or infancy (for children under 10 years old<\/a> as too young for juvenile court in Wisconsin).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n

    Note:<\/i><\/b> State laws change frequently — it’s important to verify what you’re researching.<\/i><\/p>\n

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