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
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 15, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 15, 2012
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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