Misuse of cheque and credit cards (Section 266b, German Criminal Code)

Definition

(1) Whosoever abuses the possibility accorded him through delivery of a cheque or credit card of obliging the issuer to make a payment and thereby causes damage to the issuer shall be liable to imprisonment not exceeding three years or a fine.

(2) Section 248a shall apply mutatis mutandis.

Related terms:

Parent term:

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO - FRAUD AND EMBEZZLEMENT (German Criminal Code)

Sibling terms:

Fraud (Section 263, German Criminal Code)
Computer fraud (Section 263a, German Criminal Code)
Subsidy fraud (Section 264, German Criminal Code)
Capital investment fraud (Section 264a, German Criminal Code)
Insurance fraud (Section 265, German Criminal Code)
Obtaining services by deception (Section 265a, German Criminal Code)
Obtaining credit by deception (Section 265b, German Criminal Code)
Embezzlement and abuse of trust (Section 266, German Criminal Code)
Non-payment and misuse of wages and salaries (Section 266a, German Criminal Code)