720 ILCS 5/17-0.5 — Illinois Code / Chapter 720 / Act 5 / Section 17-0.5
Section 17-0.5
Status: in_force

(720 ILCS 5/17-0.5) Sec. 17-0.5. Definitions. In this Article: "Altered credit card or debit card" means any instrument or device, whether known as a credit card or debit card, which has been changed in any respect by addition or deletion of any material, except for the signature by the person to whom the card is issued. "Cardholder" means the person or organization named on the face of a credit card or debit card to whom or for whose benefit the credit card or debit card is issued by an issuer. "Computer" means a device that accepts, processes, stores, retrieves, or outputs data and includes, but is not limited to, auxiliary storage, including cloud-based networks of remote services hosted on the Internet, and telecommunications devices connected to computers. "Computer network" means a set of related, remotely connected devices and any communications facilities including more than one computer with the capability to transmit data between them through the communications facilities. "Computer program" or "program" means a series of coded instructions or statements in a form acceptable to a computer which causes the computer to process data and supply the results of the data processing. "Computer services" means computer time or services, including data processing services, Internet services, electronic mail services, electronic message services, or information or data stored in connection therewith. "Counterfeit" means to manufacture, produce or create, by any means, a credit card or debit card without the purported issuer's consent or authorization. "Credit card" means any instrument or device, whether known as a credit card, credit plate, charge plate or any other name, issued with or without fee by an issuer for the use of the cardholder in obtaining money, goods, services or anything else of value on credit or in consideration or an undertaking or guaranty by the issuer of the payment of a check drawn by the cardholder. "Data" means a representation in any form of information, knowledge, facts, concepts, or instructions, including program documentation, which is prepared or has been prepared in a formalized manner and is stored or processed in or transmitted by a computer or in a system or network. Data is considered property and may be in any form, including, but not limited to, printouts, magnetic or optical storage media, punch cards, or data stored internally in the memory of the computer. "Debit card" means any instrument or device, known by any name, issued with or without fee by an issuer for the use of the cardholder in obtaining money, goods, services, and anything else of value, payment of which is made against funds previously deposited by the cardholder. A debit card which also can be used to obtain money, goods, services and anything else of value on credit shall not be considered a debit card when it is being used to obtain money, goods, services or anything else of value on credit. "Document" includes, but is not limited to, any document, representation, or image produced manually, electronically, or by computer. "Electronic fund transfer terminal" means any machine or device that, when properly activated, will perform any of the following services: (1) Dispense money as a debit to the cardholder's account; or (2) Print the cardholder's account balances on a statement; or (3) Transfer funds between a cardholder's accounts; or (4) Accept payments on a cardholder's loan; or (5) Dispense cash advances on an open end credit or a revolving charge agreement; or (6) Accept deposits to a customer's account; or (7) Receive inquiries of verification of checks and dispense information that verifies