Gift Card Tampering is when one acquires unloaded gift cards for the purpose of changing or stealing physical card details in order to attain monetary value from the card upon activation by a victim. One of the challenges the industry is facing in addressing this emerging problem is the lack of a consistent and clear path to prosecution due to the nature of the activity and loopholes within existing criminal statutes. This bill intends to update the Massachusetts criminal code in an effort to close such gaps and allow for meaningful prosecution of such activity occurring in the Commonwealth.