HB 18-1200 Summary

• Adds three new cybercrime offenses: soliciting minors for prostitution via computer, using scanning devices to read payment card information, and using encoding machines to transfer payment card data to fraudulent cards, all classified as class 5 felonies.

• Defines "encoding machine," "payment card," and "scanning device" in cybercrime statutes to address payment card fraud schemes.

• Revises cybercrime penalty structure based on monetary loss, ranging from class 1 petty offenses for losses under $50 to class 2 felonies for losses of $1 million or more.

• Appropriates $22,072 (2019-20), $34,677 (2020-21), $39,334 (2021-22), and $39,334 (2022-23) from the General Fund for implementation and cybercrime investigation and awareness efforts.

• Takes effect August 8, 2018, and applies to offenses committed on or after the effective date, subject to voter approval if a referendum petition is filed.