(a) As used in this section:(1) “Mail” means a letter, postcard, parcel, envelope, package, bag, or another sealed article addressed to another person, along with its contents;(2) “Mail depository” means a mail box, letter box, or mail receptacle of a postal service, an office of a postal service, or a vehicle of a postal service; and(3) “Postal service” means the United States Postal Service or its contractors or any commercial courier that delivers mail.
(1) “Mail” means a letter, postcard, parcel, envelope, package, bag, or another sealed article addressed to another person, along with its contents;
(2) “Mail depository” means a mail box, letter box, or mail receptacle of a postal service, an office of a postal service, or a vehicle of a postal service; and
(3) “Postal service” means the United States Postal Service or its contractors or any commercial courier that delivers mail.
(b) A person commits mail theft if he or she knowingly:(1) Takes or exercises unauthorized control over or makes an unauthorized transfer of an interest in the mail of another person that is in a mail depository or with a postal service for the purpose of depriving the other person of the mail;(2) Obtains the mail of another person by deception or by threat with the purpose of depriving the other person of the mail; or(3) Sells, receives, possesses, transfers, buys, or conceals mail obtained unlawfully as prohibited by subdivision (b)(1) or subdivision (b)(2) of this section, while knowing or having reason to know the mail was obtained unlawfully.
(1) Takes or exercises unauthorized control over or makes an unauthorized transfer of an interest in the mail of another person that is in a mail depository or with a postal service for the purpose of depriving the other person of the mail;
(2) Obtains the mail of another person by deception or by threat with the purpose of depriving the other person of the mail; or
(3) Sells, receives, possesses, transfers, buys, or conceals mail obtained unlawfully as prohibited by subdivision (b)(1) or subdivision (b)(2) of this section, while knowing or having reason to know the mail was obtained unlawfully.
(c) Mail theft is a:(1) Class D felony for a first offense; or(2) Class A felony for a second or subsequent offense.
(1) Class D felony for a first offense; or
(2) Class A felony for a second or subsequent offense.
(d) In addition to the penalties provided in subsection (c) of this section, a person convicted of mail theft under this section shall be ordered to make full restitution to the victim and any other person who has suffered a financial loss as a result of the offense of mail theft.
(e) Mail theft may be prosecuted in any of the following counties:(1) The county where the offense occurred; or(2) The county of residence or place of business of the direct or indirect victim.
(1) The county where the offense occurred; or
(2) The county of residence or place of business of the direct or indirect victim.