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<section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="8-201" title_number="8" title_name="Fraud and Related Crimes" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Credit Card Crimes">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>“Cardholder” means the person named on the face of a credit card to whom or for whose benefit the credit card is issued by an issuer.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Credit card” means an instrument or device issued by an issuer for the use of a cardholder in obtaining money, goods, services, or anything of value on credit.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Credit card” includes:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a debit card, access card, or other device for use by a cardholder to effect a transfer of funds through an electronic terminal, telephone, or computer;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a magnetic tape that orders or authorizes a financial institution to debit or credit an account; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>a code, account number, or other means of account access that is not encoded or truncated and can be used to:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>obtain money, goods, services, or anything of value; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>initiate a transfer of funds.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Credit card” does not include a check, draft, or similar paper instrument.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>“Issuer” means a business organization or financial institution that issues a credit card or the authorized agent of the business organization or financial institution.</text>
  </level>
</section>
