Bill > HB316

This bill creates a new criminal offense related to interfering with motor fuel metering devices and unattended payment terminals. Specifically, it makes it a second-degree felony to intentionally intercept, disrupt, modify, or attempt to modify fuel payment devices, manufacture or sell motor fuel manipulation devices, or knowingly benefit from such actions. The bill defines key terms like "motor fuel manipulation device" and provides exceptions for service technicians, regulatory employees, and law enforcement officers who might need to handle such devices as part of their official duties. Additionally, the bill amends the existing organized criminal activity statute to include the new motor fuel device interference offense as one of the predicate crimes that can be used to prosecute organized criminal activity. The law will take effect on September 1, 2025, and will only apply to offenses committed on or after that date, meaning previous offenses will be governed by the law in effect at the time they were committed.

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