Title 39, Criminal Offenses

(a) A person commits a Class A misdemeanor who knowingly and with the intent to conceal or misrepresent the identity of an item:(1) Alters, covers, defaces, destroys or removes the permanent serial number, manufacturer's identification plate or other permanent distinguishing numb…

(a) (1) No new tractor-drawn major farm implement manufactured as a self-contained unit after December 31, 1968, and designed to be pulled by or attached to a farm tractor and sold as a complete unit, shall be sold or offered for sale at wholesale or retail unless a manufacturer'…

(a) A person commits the offense of falsifying educational and academic documents who buys, sells, creates, duplicates, alters, gives or obtains a diploma, academic record, certificate of enrollment or other instrument which purports to signify merit or achievement conferred by a…

(a) No person shall knowingly commit or engage in any false or fraudulent conduct, representation or practice in order to qualify, or assist another to qualify, for participation in any program administered by or through an agency of state or local government intended to specific…

(a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Article” means any object, material, device, or substance or copy thereof, including any writing, record, recording, drawing, sample, specimen, prototype, model, photograph, micro-organism, blueprint or map;(…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Aggregate wholesale value” means the average wholesale value of lawfully manufactured and authorized recordings corresponding to the number of nonconforming recordings involved in the offense. Proof of the specific wholesale value of each nonconfo…

Any electronic or communications equipment, and any other devices used, sold, transferred or possessed to violate this part are considered contraband subject to seizure and forfeiture under the same procedures used for the forfeiture of conveyances pursuant to title 40, chapter 3…

(a) A person commits an offense if, for the purpose of deriving a pecuniary benefit, the person engages in conduct intended to influence the occurrence or nonoccurrence of an event while the person, or another acting in active concert with the person, is a party to a contract tra…

(a) It is an offense for a person to solicit or accept a fee, consideration, donation, or to offer for sale or sell advertising as a representative, or under the guise of representing, a police, judicial or safety association, partnership or corporation unless the person is emplo…

(a) If the appropriate district attorney general consents to use of this section as provided in subsection (i), in lieu of any criminal penalties imposed by § 39-14-105 for theft offenses, any adult or parent or guardian of a minor who willfully takes possession of merchandise fr…

(a) If the appropriate district attorney general consents to use of this section as provided in subsection (e), in lieu of any criminal penalties imposed by § 39-14-105 for theft offenses, any employee of a retail merchant who willfully takes possession of merchandise from the re…

(a) For purposes of § 39-14-103, a person commits theft of property if the person, with the intent to deprive a merchant of the stated price of merchandise, knowingly commits any of the following acts:(1) Conceals the merchandise;(2) Removes, takes possession of, or causes the re…

(a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Lease” means the grant of use and possession of a motor vehicle for consideration, whether or not the grant includes an option to buy the vehicle;(2) “Motor vehicle” means a device in, on, or by which a perso…

Any person who makes a false statement or representation of a material fact knowing it to be false or knowingly fails to disclose a material fact, in order to obtain a surety bond, either for that person or for any other person, commits a Class A misdemeanor. Each such false stat…

(a) A person commits communication theft who, with the intent to defraud a communication service provider of any lawful compensation for providing a communication service, knowingly:(1) Acquires, transmits, or retransmits a communication service;(2) Makes, distributes, possesses …

(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Identity Theft Victims' Rights Act of 2004.” (b) (1) A person commits the offense of identity theft who knowingly obtains, possesses, buys, or uses, the personal identifying information of another:(A) With the intent to com…

(a) (1) In addition to the fine and imprisonment authorized by law for the offense of theft, the court may order the suspension of the driver license of a person convicted of theft for a first time for a period not to exceed six (6) months, if the theft conviction involved a pers…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Counterfeit mark” means:(A) Any knowingly unauthorized reproduction or copy of intellectual property; or(B) Intellectual property affixed to any item knowingly sold, offered for sale, manufactured, or distributed, or identifying services offered o…

(a) It is an offense for a person who is applying for or the recipient of dwelling accommodations in any housing project operated by a housing authority as defined in § 13-20-102 to obtain or attempt to obtain the dwelling accommodations by means of a statement, representation or…

(a) For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Contract for home improvement services” means a contractual agreement, written or oral, between a person performing home improvement services and a residential owner, and includes all labor, services, an…

(1) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Animal” means a domesticated living creature or a wild creature previously captured;(2) “Livestock” means all equine as well as animals which are being raised primarily for use as food or fiber for human utiliza…

(a) A person commits an offense who intentionally or knowingly:(1) Tortures, maims or grossly overworks an animal;(2) (A) Fails unreasonably to provide necessary food, water, or care for an animal in the person's custody; or(B) (i) Fails unreasonably to provide access to necessar…

(a) It is unlawful for any person to:(1) Own, possess, keep, use or train any bull, bear, dog, cock, swine or other animal, for the purpose of fighting, baiting or injuring another such animal, for amusement, sport or gain;(2) Cause, for amusement, sport or gain, any animal refer…

(a) (1) It is unlawful for any person to:(A) Sell, offer for sale, barter or give away baby chickens, ducklings or goslings of any age, or rabbits under two (2) months of age, as pets, toys, premiums or novelties, if those fowl or rabbits have been colored, dyed, stained or other…

(a) (1) It is an offense to knowingly and unlawfully kill the animal of another without the owner's effective consent.(2) A violation of subdivision (a)(1) is theft of property, graded according to the value of the animal, and punished in accordance with § 39-14-105. (1) It is an…

(a) It is unlawful for any person to take fish out of the box, net, basket or off the hook of another person, or to raise any box, net, basket, or trot-line, without the consent of the owner of the device, unless the fish is taken by an officer to be used as evidence in the prose…

(a) (1) In case any impounded animal is without necessary food and water for more than twelve (12) successive hours, it is lawful for any person, as often as necessary, to enter any place in which any animal is so confined, and to supply it with necessary food and water so long a…

A person who intentionally or knowingly unlawfully injures the guide dog of another and, thereby, permanently deprives the owner of the use of the guide dog's services commits theft of that animal and shall be punished under § 39-14-105. In determining the value of the guide dog …

(a) It is the duty of any person designated and acting as a ringmaster of any horse show or similar event to disqualify any horse determined by the ringmaster to be suffering from the causes set out in § 39-14-202(a)(5) from further participation in the show, and to make a report…

(a) The agents of any society which is incorporated for the prevention of cruelty to animals, upon being appointed thereto by the president of such a society in any county, may, within that county, make arrests, and bring before any court thereof offenders found violating this pa…

(a) No entry onto the property of another, arrest, interference with usual and customary agricultural or veterinary practices, confiscation, or any other action authorized by this part or any other law shall be taken in response to an allegation that this part has been violated w…

(a) A person commits aggravated cruelty to animals when, with no justifiable purpose, the person intentionally or knowingly:(1) Kills, maims, tortures, crushes, burns, drowns, suffocates, mutilates, starves, or otherwise causes serious physical injury, a substantial risk of death…

(a) A person who removes from a dog an electronic or radio transmitting collar or microchip implant without the permission of the owner of the dog and with the intent to prevent or hinder the owner from locating the dog commits a Class B misdemeanor, punishable by fine only; prov…

(a) A person commits an offense who knowingly:(1) Engages in any sexual activity with an animal;(2) Causes, aids, or abets another person to engage in any sexual activity with an animal;(3) Permits any sexual activity with an animal to be conducted on any premises under the perso…

(a) For purposes of this section:(1) “Animal control agency” means a county or municipal animal shelter, dog pound, or animal control agency, private humane society, state, county or municipal law enforcement agency, or any combination thereof, that temporarily houses stray, unwa…

(a) (1) As used in this section, “service animal” means:(A) Any animal that is individually trained, or being trained by an employee or puppy raiser from a recognized training agency or school to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, includi…

(a) As used in this section only, “livestock” means all equine as well as animals which are being raised primarily for use as food or fiber for human utilization or consumption, including, but not limited to, cattle, sheep, swine, and goats. (b) Except as provided in subsections …

(a) As used in this section, “cremation” means the heating process by which the remains of a deceased animal are reduced to bone fragments through combustion and evaporation; provided, however, that “cremation” does not include any reduction of animal remains to bone fragments th…

(a) It is an offense to knowingly and unlawfully cause serious bodily injury to or kill a police dog, fire dog, search and rescue dog, service animal, or police horse without the owner's effective consent. (b) (1) An offense under subsection (a) is a Class D felony.(2) If conduct…

(a) A person commits an offense who knowingly damages any structure or farm equipment by means of a fire or explosion:(1) Without the consent of all persons who have a possessory, proprietary or security interest therein; or(2) With intent to destroy or damage any structure to co…

(a) A person commits aggravated arson who commits arson as defined in § 39-14-301 or § 39-14-303:(1) When one (1) or more persons are present therein; or(2) When any person, including firefighters and law enforcement officials, suffers serious bodily injury as a result of the fir…

(a) A person commits arson who knowingly damages any personal property, land, or other property, except buildings or structures covered under § 39-14-301, by means of a fire or explosion:(1) Without the consent of all persons who have a possessory or proprietary interest therein;…

(a) A person commits reckless burning who:(1) Recklessly starts a fire on the land, building, structure or personal property of another;(2) Starts a fire on the person's own land, building, structure or personal property and recklessly allows the fire to escape and burn the prope…

(a) It is unlawful for any person who originates or uses an open fire to leave that fire unattended without totally extinguishing the same within one hundred fifty feet (150′) of forest or woodlands or within one hundred fifty feet (150′) of other inflammable material, the settin…

(a) (1) It is unlawful for any person to start an open-air fire between October 15 and May 15, inclusive, within five hundred feet (500′) of any forest, grasslands or woodlands without first securing a permit from the state forester or the state forester's duly authorized represe…

All vehicles or property used by the sole owner in the commission of an offense under § 39-14-301, § 39-14-302, § 39-14-303 or § 39-14-304, and anything of value received as compensation for the commission of the offense are subject to forfeiture.