Chapter 9.65
Chapter 9.65

PETTY THEFT

Sections:
9.65.010 Petty theft-Unlawful.
9.65.020 Theft of rental property.
9.65.030 Theft by receiving.

9.65.010 Petty theft-Unlawful.
It is unlawful for any person knowingly to obtain or exercise control over anything, of the value of less than one thousand dollars, of another without authorization, or by threat or deception, or knowing said thing of such value to have been stolen, when the person who so obtained or exercises control over such thing of value:
A. Intends to deprive such other person permanently of the use or benefit of such thing of value; or
B. Knowingly uses, conceals, or abandons such thing of value as to deprive such other person permanently of the use or benefit of the same; or
C. Uses, conceals, or abandons such thing of value, intending that such use, concealment, or abandonment will deprive such other person permanently of the use or benefit of the same; or
D. Demands any consideration to which such person is not legally entitled, as a condition of restoring such thing of value to such other person. (Ord. O-2007-28 § 13, 2007; Ord. O-97-61 § 6, 1997; Ord. O-92-32 § 7, 1992; Ord. O-85-50 § 4, 1985; Ord. O-78-78 § 1, 1978).     

9.65.020 Theft of rental property.
A. A person commits theft of rental property if he:
1. Obtains the temporary use of personal property of another, which is available only for hire, by means of threat or deception, or knowing that such use is without the consent of the person providing the personal property; or
2. Having lawfully obtained possession for temporary use of the personal property of another which is available only for hire knowingly fails to reveal the whereabouts of or to return said property to the owner thereof or his representative or to the person from whom he has received it within seventy-two hours after the time at which he agreed to return it.
B. This section shall not apply to goods, wares, or merchandise of a value of one thousand dollars or more. (Ord. O-2007-28 § 14, 2007; Ord. O-98-35 § 9, 1998 ; Ord. O-92-32 § 8, 1992; Ord. O-87-27 § 10, 1987).

9.65.030  Theft by receiving
A. It is unlawful for any person to receive, retain, loan money by pawn or pledge on, or dispose of anything of value of another, knowing or believing that said thing of value has been stolen, and when he intends to deprive the lawful owner permanently of the use or benefit of the thing of value.
B. This section shall not apply to goods, wares, or merchandise of a value of one thousand dollars or more. (Ord. O-2007-28 § 15, 2007; Ord. O-2006-21 § 15, 2006).