Title 5, Criminal Offenses

(a) A person commits theft of property lost, mislaid, or delivered by mistake if the person:(1) Comes into control of property of another person;(2) Retains or disposes of the property when the person knows the property to have been lost, mislaid, or delivered under a mistake as …

(a) A person commits the offense of theft by receiving if he or she receives, retains, or disposes of stolen property of another person:(1) Knowing that the property was stolen; or(2) Having good reason to believe the property was stolen. (1) Knowing that the property was stolen;…

(a) A person commits theft of a trade secret if, with a purpose to deprive the owner of the control of a trade secret, the person:(1) Obtains or discloses to an unauthorized person a trade secret; or(2) Without authority, makes or causes to be made a copy or an article representi…

(a) A person commits unauthorized use of a vehicle if the person knowingly takes, operates, or exercises control over another person's vehicle without consent of the owner. (b) Unauthorized use of a vehicle is a Class A misdemeanor.

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Chop shop” means a place used for the purpose of selling, transferring, purchasing, or receiving a motor vehicle or a motor vehicle part with the purpose to misrepresent the identity of or prevent the identification of the motor vehicle or motor v…

(a) A person is guilty of theft of leased, rented, or entrusted property if the person:(1) Purposely, with a purpose to defraud, or by false pretense takes, carries, leads, drives away, destroys, sells, secretes, converts, or appropriates in any wrongful manner any personal prope…

(a) (1) The knowing concealment by a person on his or her own person or on the person of another of an unpurchased tangible personal property offered for sale by a store or business establishment gives rise to a presumption that the person took the tangible personal property with…

(a) A person commits the offense of theft of motor fuel if the person knowingly operates an automobile or other related vehicle after placing motor fuel in the automobile or other related vehicle at a:(1) Service station, filling station, garage, or other business where motor fue…

(a) (1) No person shall divert to personal use any recyclable material valued at fifty dollars ($50.00) or more and placed in a container as a part of a recycling program without the consent of the generator or the collector of the recyclable material or the person owning or oper…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Audiovisual recording function” means the capability of a device to record or transmit an image, a sound, or any part of an image or sound;(2) “Motion picture” means any series of images projected on a film screen or displayed in or on any other m…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Building material” means scrap metal used in the construction or rebuilding of a building or a structure;(2) “Costs of incidental damage” means the total amount of money damages suffered by an owner of scrap metal as a direct result of the theft o…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Receiving” means acquiring possession, control, or title or lending on the security of the scrap metal; and(2) “Scrap metal” means copper, copper alloy, copper utility wire, any bronze, or any aluminum as described in § 17-44-101 et seq. (1) “Rece…

(a) A person commits the offense of unlawful transfer of stolen property to a pawn shop or pawnbroker if he or she sells, pawns, or otherwise transfers an ownership interest in stolen property of another person to a pawn shop or pawnbroker:(1) Knowing that the property was stolen…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Catalytic converter” means an exhaust emission control device that reduces toxic gases and pollutants from internal combustion engines; and(2) “Permanently marked” means marked in a permanent manner, including without limitation engraving or perma…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Consumer goods” means moveable goods for sale at retail that are used or bought for use primarily for personal, family, or household purposes; and(2) “Value” means the actual retail price of the property at the time and place of the offense. (1) “…

(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) 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; and(2) “Postal service” means the United States Postal Service or its contractors or any commercial cou…

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Misrepresentation” means any manifestation by a word or other conduct by a person to another person that, under the circumstances, amounts to an assertion not in accordance with fact; and(2) “Public benefit” means any federal or state funds, or…

(a) A person commits theft of public benefits if the person:(1) Obtains or retains a public benefit from the Department of Human Services or any other state agency administering the distribution of a public benefit:(A) By means of any false statement, misrepresentation, or impers…

(1) In addition to a penalty set forth in this subchapter:(1) Except as set forth in subdivision (4) of this section, any recipient of a food stamp who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is found guilty of a violation set forth in this subchapter is ineligible for further par…

The prosecuting attorney may deputize an attorney of the Office of Chief Counsel of the Department of Human Services or the appropriate state agency to prosecute an offense under this subchapter.

This subchapter may be cited as the “Wireless Services Theft Prevention Law”.

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Manufacture of a wireless device” means to produce, activate, or assemble a wireless device or to modify, alter, program, or reprogram a device to be capable of acquiring or facilitating the acquisition of a wireless service without the consent…

(a) A person commits the offense of theft of wireless service if he or she purposely obtains wireless service by the use of an unlawful wireless device or without the consent of the wireless service provider. (b) Theft of wireless service is a:(1) Class A misdemeanor if the aggre…

(a) A person commits the offense of facilitating theft of wireless service if he or she:(1) Makes, distributes, possesses, uses, assembles, modifies, alters, programs, or reprograms a wireless device for the purpose of:(i) Commission of a theft of wireless service or to acquire o…

In addition to any other sentence authorized by law, the court may sentence a person convicted of violating this subchapter to make restitution in the manner prescribed in § 5-4-205.

(1) In a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction, a wireless service provider aggrieved by a violation of this subchapter may obtain appropriate relief, including:(1) Preliminary and other equitable or declaratory relief;(2) Compensatory and punitive damages;(3) Reaso…

The provisions of this subchapter shall not be construed to prohibit the possession or use of a police scanner or an emergency scanner available to the general public.

(a) A person commits the offense of unlawful use of a theft detection shielding device if the person knowingly manufactures, sells, offers for sale, or distributes in any way a laminated or coated bag or device peculiar to and marketed for shielding and intended to shield merchan…

(a) A person commits the offense of unlawful possession of a theft detection shielding device if the person knowingly possesses any laminated or coated bag or device peculiar to and designed for shielding and intended to shield merchandise from detection by an electronic or magne…

(a) A person commits the offense of unlawful possession of a theft detection device remover if the person knowingly possesses any tool or device designed to allow the removal of any theft detection device from any merchandise with the intent to use the tool to remove any theft de…

(a) A person commits the offense of unlawful removal of a theft detection device if the person knowingly removes a theft detection device from merchandise prior to purchase with the intent to commit theft or retail theft. (b) (1) The unlawful removal of a theft detection device i…

(a) If sufficient notice has been posted to advise patrons that an antishoplifting or inventory control device is being utilized, the activation of an antishoplifting or inventory control device as a result of a person's exiting an establishment or a protected area within the est…