| What is the penalty for credit card fraud? | | | | Repeat Offense (Non Violent Predicate) Lowest |
| Credit card frauds penalties and credit card fraud | | | | Amount of time possible: 1 ½ to 3 years in |
| sentence varies by felony and misdemeanor classes | | | | prisonHighest amount of time possible: 2 to 4 years in |
| and by jurisdiction and state. Find general sentencing | | | | prison |
| information in New York below (we are federal | | | | Repeat Offense (Violent Predicate)Lowest Amount of |
| criminal lawyers and handle all state and federal credit | | | | time possible: 1.5 to 3years in prisonHighest amount of |
| card fraud cases). | | | | time possible: 2 to 4 years in prison |
| 1. Third degree identity theft is class A misdemeanor | | | | Class A Misdemeanor Credit Card Fraud Sentence |
| (penal code 190.78 | | | | Possible |
| 2. Second degree identity theft is a class E felony | | | | First OffenseLowest Amount of time possible: no jail |
| (penal code 190.79) | | | | timeHighest amount of time possible: 1 year in jail |
| 3. First degree identity theft is a class D felony (penal | | | | Repeat Offense (Non Violent Predicate) Lowest |
| code 190.80) | | | | Amount of time possible: no jail timeHighest amount of |
| 4. Third degree unlawful possession of personal | | | | time possible: 1 year in jail |
| identifying information is a class A misdemeanor (penal | | | | Repeat Offense (Violent Predicate)Lowest Amount of |
| code 190.81) | | | | time possible: no jail timeHighest amount of time |
| 5. Second degree unlawful possession of personal | | | | possible: 1 year in jail |
| identifying information is a class E felony (penal code | | | | Class B Misdemeanor |
| 190.82) | | | | First OffenseLowest Amount of time possible: no jail |
| 6. First degree unlawful possession of personal | | | | timeHighest amount of time possible: 90 days in jail |
| identifying information is a class D felony (penal code | | | | Repeat Offense (Non Violent Predicate) Lowest |
| 190.83) | | | | Amount of time possible: no jail timeHighest amount of |
| Credit Card Fraud PenaltiesCredit Card Fraud | | | | time possible: 90 days in jail |
| Sentence Information | | | | Repeat Offense (Violent Predicate)Lowest Amount of |
| Class C Credit Card Penalties Possible | | | | time possible: no jail timeHighest amount of time |
| First OffenseLowest Amount of time possible: no jail | | | | possible: 90 days in jail |
| time or probationHighest amount of time possible: 5 to | | | | Violation Penalties |
| 15 years in prison | | | | First OffenseLowest Amount of time possible: no jail |
| Repeat Offense (Non Violent Predicate) Lowest | | | | timeHighest amount of time possible: 15 days in jail |
| Amount of time possible: 3 to 6 years in prisonHighest | | | | Repeat Offense (Non Violent Predicate) Lowest |
| amount of time possible: 7 ½ to 15 years in prison | | | | Amount of time possible: no jail timeHighest amount of |
| Repeat Offense (Violent Predicate)Lowest Amount of | | | | time possible: 15 days in jail |
| time possible: 3 to 6 years in prisonHighest amount of | | | | Repeat Offense (Violent Predicate)Lowest Amount of |
| time possible: 7 ½ to 15 years in prison | | | | time possible: no jail timeHighest amount of time |
| Class D Non Violent Felony Penalties | | | | possible: 15 days in jail |
| First OffenseLowest Amount of time possible: no jail | | | | (note: federal sentencing for credit card fraud the |
| time or probationHighest amount of time possible: 2 1/3 | | | | sentencing standards for credit card fraud are |
| to 7 years in prison | | | | classified as a Class C felony first offense and Class |
| Repeat Offense (Non Violent Predicate) Lowest | | | | B felony for repeat offenses). |
| Amount of time possible: 2 to 4 years in prisonHighest | | | | Credit card fraud Credit card fraud Prevention and |
| amount of time possible: 3 ½ to 7 years in prison | | | | Protection and Detection solutions are provided by |
| Class E Non Violent Felony Penalties | | | | MerchantRMS to online ecommerce companies. Online |
| First OffenseLowest Amount of time possible: no jail | | | | Credit card fraud is averted by sending instant alerts |
| timeHighest amount of time possible: 1 1/3 to 4 years in | | | | to merchants. |
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