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Кривичноправни аспекти фалсификовања и злоупотребе платних картица
Criminal Aspects of Forgery and Abuse of Payment Cards

Author(s): Uroš Pena, Ljubana Sladić
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Criminal Law
Published by: Правни факултет Универзитета у Источном Сарајеву
Keywords: Legal traffic; Payments; Forgery; Payment card; Non-cash payment;
Summary/Abstract: The criminal offense of forgery of credit cards and non-cash payment cards have long been classified in our criminal legislation as criminal offenses against the economy and payment transactions. With the adoption of the new Criminal Code of Republic of Srpska , this criminal offense has been included in the group of criminal offenses against legal traffic. Hence, this paper will analyze this offense within its new criminal legal status. The collective object of protection against business crimes are legal transactions which are realized by the use of documents based on which certain legal relationships are created, terminated or changed, those documents themselves serving as evidence of legally relevant facts. The paper will provide a detailed description and analysis of several criminal offenses related to forgery and misuse of payment cards, namely: forgery of credit cards and non-cash payment cards; issuance of checks and non-cash means of payment without cover, unauthorized engagement in banking, micro-credit and savings credit activities and creating, procuring and giving funds for counterfeiting.

  • Page Range: 67-87
  • Page Count: 21
  • Publication Year: 2023
  • Language: Serbian
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