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title: O.C.G.A. § 16-9-36.1. Criminal factoring of financial transaction card records.
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# O.C.G.A. § 16-9-36.1. Criminal factoring of financial transaction card records.

Any person who, without the acquirer’s express authorization, employs or solicits an authorized merchant or any agent or employee of such merchant to remit to an issuer or acquirer, for payment, a financial transaction card record of a sale, which sale was not made by such merchant, agent, or employee, commits the offense of criminal factoring of financial transaction card records. Conviction of criminal factoring of financial transaction card records shall be punishable as provided in subsection (b) of Code Section 16-9-38.

## History

Code 1981, § 16-9-36.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 304, § 3.