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Conn. Crim. Jury Instr. 10.2-9
Payment Card Forgery -- § 53a-128c (g)
The defendant is charged [in count__] with payment card forgery. The statute defining this
offense imposes punishment on
any person other than the cardholder or any person authorized by (him/her) who, with
intent to defraud the issuer, a participating party, or a person providing money, goods,
services or anything else of value, or any other person, signs a payment card.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this charge, the state must prove the following elements
beyond a reasonable doubt:
Element 1 - Signed payment card
The first element is that the defendant signed a payment card, and was not the cardholder or
anyone authorized by the cardholder. “Payment card” means either a credit card or a debit card.
“Credit card” means any instrument or device, whether known as a credit card, as a credit plate,
or by any other name, issued with or without fee by an issuer for the use of a cardholder in
obtaining money, goods, services or anything else of value on credit. “Debit card” means any
card, code, device or other means of access, or any combination thereof, that is issued or
authorized for use to debit an asset account held directly or indirectly by a financial institution
and that may be used by the cardholder to obtain money, goods, services or anything else of
value.
Element 2 - Intent to defraud
The second element is that the defendant intended to defraud the issuer, a participating party, or a
person providing money, goods, services or anything else of value, or any other person. <See
Intent to Defraud, Instruction 2.3-6.>
Conclusion
In summary, the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant 1) signed a
payment card, and 2) intended to defraud a purported issuer, a participating party, or a person
providing money, goods, services, or anything else of value, or any other person.
If you unanimously find that the state has proved beyond a reasonable doubt each of the elements
of the crime of payment card forgery, then you shall find the defendant guilty. On the other
hand, if you unanimously find that the state has failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt any of
the elements, you shall then find the defendant not guilty.
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