Code grabbing devices
Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term
(a) Every person who possesses a code grabbing device, with the intent to use it in the commission of an unlawful act, is guilty of a .
(b) Every person who uses a code grabbing device to disarm the security alarm system of a motor vehicle, with the intent to use the device in the commission of an unlawful act, is guilty of a .
(c) As used in this section, “code grabbing device” means a device that can receive and record the coded signal sent by the transmitter of a motor vehicle security alarm system and can play back the signal to disarm that system.
History: Added by renumbering Section 446.9 by Stats. 1995, Ch. 91, Sec. 124. Effective January 1, 1996.
Simplified explanation
Possessing a code grabbing device, or using one to disarm a vehicle security alarm, with intent to use it in an unlawful act is a misdemeanor.