FL S0912

Upgrades unlawful conveyance of fuel from third-degree to second-degree felony when obtained through fraudulent credit cards, unauthorized computer access, or stolen payment devices (s. 316.80).

Requires retail petroleum fuel measuring devices with scanning capability to have security measures such as pressure-sensitive tape, encryption, or tamper-detection systems to protect payment card information (s. 525.07).

Establishes owner/operator compliance timeline of 5 calendar days after department notice to install or repair security measures; allows department to prohibit device use for repeat violations (s. 525.07).

Creates tiered felony penalties for trafficking in or possessing counterfeit credit cards: second-degree felony for 5-14 cards, second-degree for 15-49 cards, and first-degree felony for 50 or more cards (s. 817.611).

Removes "possess" from definition of "traffic" in payment card fraud statutes and updates Criminal Punishment Code offense severity ranking chart to reflect new felony classifications (s. 817.58, s. 921.0022).