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TO AMEND SECTION 16-13-510, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE OFFENSE OF FINANCIAL IDENTITY FRAUD, SO AS TO DELETE A PERSON'S INTENT TO UNLAWFULLY APPROPRIATE THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES OF A PERSON TO HIS OWN USE OR THE USE OF A THIRD PARTY AS AN ELEMENT OF FINANCIAL IDENTITY FRAUD.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 16-13-510(B) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 305 of 2000, is amended to read:
"(B) A person is guilty of financial identity fraud when he, without the authorization or permission of another person and with the intent of unlawfully appropriating the financial resources of that person to his own use or the use of a third party:
(1) obtains or records identifying information which would assist in accessing the financial records of the other person; or
(2) accesses or attempts to access the financial resources of the other person through the use of identifying information as defined in subsection (C)."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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