Any person who possesses, with the intent to defraud, and without the authority of the account holder or financial institution any check imprinter, signature imprinter, or "certified" stamp is guilty of a misdemeanor. A person who within any 12-month period violates this section as to possession of 3 or more such devices at the same time or consecutively, is guilty of a felony, and shall be prosecuted under appropriate state law.
(ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 17-1) Penalty, see § 130.99