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§ 642.15 MISUSE OF CREDIT CARDS.
   (a)   No person shall do any of the following:
      (1)   Practice deception for the purpose of procuring the issuance of a credit card, when a credit card is issued in actual reliance thereon;
      (2)   Knowingly buy or sell a credit card from or to a person other than the issuer;
      (3)   As an officer, employee, or appointee of a political subdivision or as a public servant as defined under R.C. § 2921.01, knowingly misuse a credit card account held by a political subdivision.
   (b)   No person, with purpose to defraud, shall do any of the following:
      (1)   Obtain control over a credit card as security for a debt;
      (2)   Obtain property or services by the use of a credit card, in one or more transactions, knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the card has expired or been revoked, or was obtained, is retained, or is being used in violation of law;
      (3)   Furnish property or services upon presentation of a credit card, knowing that the card is being used in violation of law;
      (4)   Represent or cause to be represented to the issuer of a credit card that property or services have been furnished, knowing that the representation is false.
   (c)   No person, with purpose to violate this section, shall receive, possess, control, or dispose of a credit card.
   (d)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of misuse of credit cards.
      (1)   Except as otherwise provided in division (d)(3) of this section, a violation of division (a), (b)(1), or (c) of this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree.
      (2)   Except as otherwise provided in this division or division (d)(3) of this section, a violation of division (b)(2), (3), or (4) of this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the cumulative retail value of the property and services involved in one or more violations of division (b)(2), (3), or (4) of this section which violations involve one or more credit card accounts and occur within a period of 90 consecutive days commencing on the date of the first violation, is $1,000 or more, misuse of credit cards is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law.
      (3)   If the victim of the offense is an elderly person or disabled adult, and if the offense involves a violation of division (b)(1) or (b)(2) of this section, misuse of credit cards is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law.
(R.C. § 2913.21) (`80 Code, § 642.15) Penalty, see § 698.02