---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 U.S.C. § 921a"
title: "10"
title_heading: "Armed Forces"
number: "921a"
heading: "Art. 121a. Fraudulent use of credit cards, debit cards, and other access devices"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/10/921a"
units:
  - "Subtitle A — General Military Law"
  - "Part II — Personnel"
  - "Chapter 47 — Uniform Code of Military Justice"
  - "Subchapter X — Punitive Articles"
---

# §921a. Art. 121a. Fraudulent use of credit cards, debit cards, and other access devices

- (a) **In General.—** Any [person](/usc/10/2700.md?p=2) subject to this chapter who, knowingly and with intent to defraud, uses—
  - (1) a stolen credit card, debit card, or other access device;
  - (2) a revoked, cancelled, or otherwise invalid credit card, debit card, or other access device; or
  - (3) a credit card, debit card, or other access device without the authorization of a [person](/usc/10/2700.md?p=2) whose authorization is required for such use;

  to obtain money, property, services, or anything else of value shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

- (b) **Access Device Defined.—** In this section (article), the term “access device” has the meaning given that term in [section 1029 of title 18](/usc/18/1029.md).

## Source credit

(Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5432, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2951.)

## Notes

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective on Jan. 1, 2019, as designated by the President, with implementing regulations and provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see section 5542 of Pub. L. 114–328 and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under section 801 of this title.