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S 3186 112th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Crimes against property Fraud offenses and financial crimes Telephone and wireless communication

Mobile Device Theft Deterrence Act of 2012

Introduced: May 15, 2012 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Mobile Device Theft Deterrence Act of 2012 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly: (1) removing, obliterating, tampering with, or altering a mobile device identification number; or (2) using, producing, trafficking in, having control or custody of, or possessing hardware or software, knowing it has been configured to engage in such conduct.

Subjects any person who violates such prohibition to a fine, not more than five years' imprisonment, or both.

Exempts the manufacturer of a mobile device or a person who repairs or refurbishes a mobile device unless the manufacturer or person knows that the device or part involved is stolen.

What's happening now May 15, 2012

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3186: Mobile Device Theft Deterrence Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3186/
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"S. 3186: Mobile Device Theft Deterrence Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3186/.
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S. 3186, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3186/.
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