12.1-31-09. Fraudulent use of receipts and universal product code labels prohibited - Penalty

12.1-31-09. Fraudulent use of receipts and universal product code labels prohibited - Penalty. Except as otherwise provided in this section, any person who, with the intent to defraud a retailer, possesses, uses, utters, transfers, alters, counterfeits, or reproduces a retail sales receipt or a universal product code label is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. Any person who, with the intent to defraud a retailer, possesses fifteen or more fraudulent retail sales receipts or universal product code labels or who possesses a device the purpose of which is to manufacture fraudulent retail sales receipts or universal product code labels is guilty of a class C felony. For purposes of this section, "universal product code" means the twelve-digit identification number and bar code system developed by the uniform code council which is used to uniquely identify products.