HR 14340 · 93th Congress · District of Columbia
District of Columbia Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Act
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on the District of Columbia.(1974-04-24)
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District of Columbia Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Act - Title I: Prohibit the Unauthorized Use and Possession of Credit Cards in the District of Columbia - District of Columbia Credit Card Crime Act - Makes it a crime to illegally possess the credit card of another. Provides that such possession shall be punished by a fine of up to $500 and/or up to one year in prison. States that when such possession is with the intent to defraud, the punishment shall be a fine of up to $5,000 and/or imprisonment of not more than five years. Sets out penalties for the fraudulent use of revoked or expired credit cards and the fraudulent transfer of credit cards. Makes fraud by persons authorized to provide goods or services upon presentation of a credit card a criminal offense. Sets out the penalties for such fraud. Makes it illegal to possess machinery and other devices or counterfeit or incomplete credit cards. Title II: Licensing Second-Hand Dealers - Provides for the licensing of second hand dealers in the District of Columbia. Title III: Prohibit Possession of Flash Paper or Water Soluble Paper - Makes it illegal, in the District of Columbia, to possess "flash paper" or "water soluble …
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