Texas Penal Code § 32.31

12 charge variants · 6 counties

Variants: 12
Counties: 6

The charge

Statute

§ 32.31

(b) A person commits an offense if: (1) with intent to obtain a benefit fraudulently, he presents or uses a credit card or debit card with knowledge that: (A) the card, whether or not expired, has not been issued to him and is not used with the effective consent of the cardholder; or (B) the card has expired or has been revoked or cancelled; (2) with intent to obtain a benefit, he uses a fictitious credit card or debit card or the pretended number or description of a fictitious card; (3) he receives a benefit that he knows has been obtained in violation of this section; (4) he steals a …

Published statute text · retrieved 2026-09-16 · not the full statute. Read § 32.31 on the Texas Legislature’s website

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16 charges under § 32.31

Cases

The 8 with the most cases, of 16 charges filed under this section.

Charge variants

Each keeps its own counts and outcomes

12 charges are filed under this section. Select one to see its records, outcomes and sentences.

Charge variant	Severity	Cases	Recorded dispositions
Credit/Debit Card Abuse	State Jail Felony	12,596	12,368of 12,596 charges
Credit Card Or Debit Card Abuse	State Jail Felony	1,096	918of 1,182 charges
Credit Card Or Debit Card Abuse	Class A Misdemeanor	66	62of 67 charges
Attempt To Commit Credit Card Or Debit Card Abuse	Class A Misdemeanor	5	5of 5 charges
Credit Card Abuse	State Jail Felony	5	5of 5 charges
Att/Credit Card Or Debit Card Abuse	Class A Misdemeanor	2	2of 2 charges
Credit Card Or Debit Card Abuse	Third-Degree Felony	2	2of 2 charges
Credit Card/Debit Card Abuse	State Jail Felony	2	2of 2 charges
Credit Card Abuse/Sjf	State Jail Felony	1	0of 1 charges
Credit Card Or Debit Card Abuse/Fs	State Jail Felony	1	0of 1 charges
Credit Or Debit Card Abuse	State Jail Felony	1	1of 1 charges
Fraud Possession/Use Credit Or Debit Card<5	State Jail Felony	1	1of 1 charges

Cases can appear in multiple variants. Counts and sentence medians are not combined. Historical statute versions have not yet been verified.