HB725--OFFENSESINVOLVINGTELLERMACHINES
SPONSOR: Francis
Thisbilladdsdamaging,destroying,ormakinginoperable,a
"tellermachine",asdefinedinthebill,totheoffenseof
propertydamageinthefirstdegree.ThisoffenseisaclassD
felony;aclassCfelonyifcommittedforthepurposeofexecuting
anyschemeorartificetodefraudorobtainanypropertythat
exceeds$750orthedamagetothetellermachineexceeds$750;and
aclassBfelonyifthedamagecommittedwastoobtainthepersonal
financialcredentialsofanotherpersonoriscommittedasasecond
violation.
Thisbillcreatestheoffenseoftamperingwithatellermachine
andmakesitaclassDfelony,unlesstheoffenseisforthe
purposeofexecutinganyschemetodefraudorobtainanyproperty
valuedat$1000ormoreordamagetothetellermachineof$1000or
more,inwhichcaseitisaclassCfelony.
ThebillalsoprovidesthattheoffenseofstealingisaClassC
felonyifthepropertyisatellermachineorthecontentsofa
tellermachineregardlessofthevalueoramountofcash.
ThisbillissimilartoHCSHB2127(2022).