WV HB4990

Creates new criminal offenses specific to gift card fraud in West Virginia, including theft for acquiring gift cards without consent, forgery for altering or tampering with gift cards, and fraud for using deceptive schemes to obtain gift cards or redemption information

Establishes grand theft charges when the value of money, goods, or services obtained through gift card fraud exceeds $1,000 in any consecutive six-month period

Covers both physical and digital gift cards, including "closed-loop" cards redeemable at single merchants and "open-loop" cards usable across multiple merchants within a payment network

Defines "value" for prosecution purposes as the full monetary face value of the gift card, including potential value for variable load cards