Leawood, Kan. – June 6, 2025: Earlier this month, the Arizona Governor signed Senate Bill 1351 (“SB 1351”) to amend its Criminal Code with respect to Theft and Forgery to define gift card theft. 2025 AZ SB 1351 §1 and 2. This bill will take effect on September 28, 2025.
Specifically, SB 1351 provides that “a person commits gift card theft if, with the intent to defraud the person knowingly does any of the following: 1. [a]cquires possession of a gift card or gift card information without the consent of the gift card holder, issuer or seller. 2. [a]cquires possession of a gift card or gift card information by exploiting the gift card holder, issuer or seller. 3. [o]btains money, goods, services or anything else of value with a gift card or gift card information that was acquired in violation of paragraph 1 of this subsection.” Id. at §1(A). It also provides that gift card theft is a class 4 felony. Id. at §1(B).
SB 1351 also provides that forged gift cards are included as a forged instrument and such activity is a class 4 felony. Id. at §2(C). For the purposes of this bill, gift card is defined as “a physical or digital closed-loop or open-loop gift card that is activated or inactivated.” Id. at §1(C).
To read Arizona SB 1351 click here: Arizona House Bill 1351.
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