Title L, Kentucky Penal Code

The following definitions apply in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Deprive" means: (a) To withhold property of another permanently or for so extended a period as to appropriate a major portion of its economic value or with intent to restore only upon paym…

(1) It is a defense to prosecution for theft that the actor: (a) Was unaware that the property or service was that of another; or (b) Acted under a claim of right to the property or service involved or a claim that he or she had a right to acquire or dispose of it as he or she di…

(1) Except as otherwise provided in KRS 217.181, a person is guilty of theft by unlawful taking or disposition when he or she unlawfully: (a) Takes or exercises control over movable property of another with intent to deprive him or her thereof; or (b) Obtains immovable property o…

(1) A person is guilty of theft by deception when the person obtains property or services of another by deception with intent to deprive the person thereof. A person deceives when the person intentionally: (a) Creates or reinforces a false impression, including false impressions …

(1) Except as provided in KRS 365.710, a person is guilty of theft of property lost, mislaid, or delivered by mistake when: (a) He or she comes into control of the property of another that he or she knows to have been lost, mislaid, or delivered under a mistake as to the nature o…

(1) A person is guilty of theft of services when: (a) The person intentionally obtains services by deception or threat or by false token or other means to avoid payment for the services which he or she knows are available only for compensation; (b) The person intentionally obtain…

services. (1) As used in this section, "telecommunications service" means any communication service ordinarily provided for a charge or compensation to facilitate the origination, transmission, emission, or reception of signs, signals, writings, images, sounds, or intelligence of…

(1) A person is guilty of theft by failure to make required disposition of property received when he or she: (a) 1. Obtains property upon agreement or subject to a known legal obligation to make specified payment, with no option to purchase, or other disposition whether from such…

(1) A person is guilty of theft by extortion when he or she intentionally obtains property of another by threatening to: (a) Inflict bodily injury on anyone or commit any other criminal offense; or (b) Accuse anyone of a criminal offense; or (c) Expose any secret tending to subje…

(1) A person is guilty of theft of labor already rendered when, in payment of labor already rendered by another, he or she intentionally issues or passes a check or similar sight order for the payment of money, knowing that it will not be honored by the drawee. (2) For purposes o…

(1) A person is guilty of the unauthorized use of an automobile or other propelled vehicle when he knowingly operates, exercises control over, or otherwise uses such vehicle without consent of the owner or person having legal possession thereof. (2) Unauthorized use of an automob…

(1) A person is guilty of receiving stolen property when he or she receives, retains, or disposes of movable property of another knowing that it has been stolen, or having reason to believe that it has been stolen, unless the property is received, retained, or disposed of with in…

(1) A person is guilty of obscuring the identity of a machine or other property when he or she: (a) Removes, defaces, covers, alters, destroys, or otherwise obscures the manufacturer's serial number or any other distinguishing identification number or mark, including property mar…

(1) Upon the conviction of any person for the violation of any offense in this chapter all property held in violation of this chapter, and any personal property, including but not limited to vehicles or aircraft, used in the commission or furtherance of an offense under this chap…

(1) A person is guilty of theft of mail matter when with intent to deprive the owner thereof he or she: (a) Steals; (b) By fraud or deception obtains; (c) Embezzles; (d) Conceals; (e) Damages; or (f) Destroys; any mail matter of another (including but not limited to any letter, p…

(1) A person is guilty of possession of stolen mail matter when he knowingly or having reason to believe that it has been the subject of theft in violation of KRS 514.140: (a) Possesses; (b) Buys; (c) Receives; (d) Conceals; (e) Deals in; or (f) Sells; any mail matter (as defined…

(1) A person is guilty of the theft of the identity of another when he or she knowingly possesses or uses any current or former identifying information of the other person or family member or ancestor of the other person, such as that person's or family member's or ancestor's nam…

(1) A person is guilty of trafficking in stolen identities when he or she manufactures, sells, transfers, or purchases, or possesses with the intent to manufacture, sell, transfer, or purchase the personal identity of another person or persons for any purpose listed in KRS 514.16…