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<section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="8-213" title_number="8" title_name="Fraud and Related Crimes" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Credit Card Crimes">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this part the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>“Authorized use, disclosure, or receipt” means any use, disclosure, or receipt necessary to accomplish the specific purpose for which the person issued a credit card number or payment device number, or granted to another the right to use, disclose, or receive the credit card number or other payment device number.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>“Holder” means a person who:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>has been issued a credit card number or other payment device number; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>is authorized by the person who has been issued a credit card number or other payment device number to use, disclose, or receive that credit card number or payment device number.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Holder’s signature” means the signature of a holder in connection with a credit application or credit card transaction.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Holder’s signature” includes an electronically recorded signature.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>“Payment device number” means a code, account number, or other means of account access, other than a check, draft, or similar paper instrument, that can be used to obtain money, goods, services, or anything of value, or for purposes of initiating a transfer of funds.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Person” has the meaning stated in § 1–101 of this article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Person” includes a business trust, statutory trust, estate, trust, and two or more persons having a joint or common interest.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
