VA SB444

Expands Virginia's credit card crime statutes to explicitly include gift cards, creating new offenses for gift card theft, forgery, and fraud

Defines key terms including "gift card," "open-loop gift card," "closed-loop gift card," "gift card holder," "gift card issuer," and "gift card redemption information"

Gift card theft (acquiring or retaining possession without consent with intent to defraud) is classified as grand larceny; gift card forgery (altering or tampering with a gift card or its packaging) is a Class 5 felony

Gift card fraud penalties mirror credit card fraud: Class 1 misdemeanor if value is under $1,000 in a six-month period, Class 6 felony if $1,000 or more

Establishes that conspiracy to commit gift card fraud, either within Virginia or across state lines, is a Class 6 felony