16-8-83 Chop shop operation
(a) Any person who knowingly and with intent: (1) Owns, operates, or conducts a chop shop; (2) Transports any motor vehicle or motor vehicle part to or from a location…
16-8-82 Chop shop-Definitions
As used in this article, the term: (1) Chop shop means any building, lot, or other premise where one or more persons knowingly engage in altering, destroying, disassembling, dismantling, reassembling,…
16-8-62 Film piracy
(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) Audio visual recording device means any device capable of recording or transmitting a motion picture, or any part thereof, using…
16-8-61 Sell, rent, loan video movie for monetary consideration
(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) Official rating means the official rating of a motion picture by the Classification and Rating Administration of the Motion Picture…
16-8-60 Unlawful transfer or sale of recorded material
(a) It is unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or association knowingly to: (1) Transfer or cause to be transferred any sounds or visual images recorded on a phonograph…
16-8-41 Armed robbery
(a) A person commits the offense of armed robbery when, with intent to commit theft, he or she takes property of another from the person or the immediate presence of…
16-8-40 Robbery
(a) A person commits the offense of robbery when, with intent to commit theft, he takes property of another from the person or the immediate presence of another: (1) By…
16-8-25 Porch piracy
(a) As used in this Code section, the term dwelling has the same meaning as provided in Code Section 16-7-1. (b) A person shall be guilty of the crime of…
16-8-24 Theft by possession of stolen mail
(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) Mail means a letter, post card, package, bag, or other sealed article that: (A) Is delivered by the United States…
16-8-14 Theft by shoplifting
Amended 2021 (a) A person commits the offense of theft by shoplifting when such person alone or in concert with another person, with the intent of appropriating merchandise to his…
16-8-15 Theft by conversion of payments for property improvements
(a) Any architect, landscape architect, engineer, contractor, subcontractor, or other person who with intent to defraud shall use the proceeds of any payment made to him on account of improving…
16-8-12 Theft-Penalties
Amended 2021 (a) A person convicted of a violation of Code Sections 16-8-2 through 16-8-9 shall be punished as for a mis- demeanor except: (1)(A) If the property which was…
16-8-10 Defenses to theft
It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution for violation of Code Sections 16-8-2 through 16-8-9 that the person: (1) Was unaware that the property or service was that of…
16-8-9 Theft by bringing stolen property into state
A person commits the offense of theft by bringing stolen property into this state when he brings into this state any property which he knows or should know has been…
16-8-8 Theft by receiving property stolen in another state
A person commits the offense of theft by receiving property stolen in another state when he receives, disposes of, or retains stolen property which he knows or should know was…
16-8-7 Theft by receiving stolen property
(a) A person commits the offense of theft by receiving stolen property when he receives, disposes of, or retains stolen property which he knows or should know was stolen unless…
16-8-6 Theft of lost or mislaid property
A person commits the offense of theft of lost or mislaid property when he comes into control of property that he knows or learns to have been lost or mislaid…
16-8-5.2 Fencing of retail property
Amended 2021 (a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) Retail property means any article, product, commodity, item, or component intended to be sold in retail commerce. (2)…
16-8-5.1 Inferences-Theft of rented property
The trier of fact may infer that the accused intended to avoid payment due for the rental or lease of any personal property in any prosecution pursuant to Code Section…
16-8-5 Theft of services
A person commits the offense of theft of services when by deception and with the intent to avoid payment he knowingly obtains services, accommodations, entertainment, or the use of personal…
16-8-14.1 Refund fraud
(a)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to give a false or fictitious name or address or to give the name or address of another person without that person's…
16-8-14.2 Organized retail theft
(a) A person commits the offense of organized retail theft when such person intentionally organizes, plans, finances, directs, manages, or supervises one or more other persons to appropriate property of…
16-8-16 Theft by extortion
(a) A person commits the offense of theft by extortion when he unlawfully obtains property of or from another person by threatening to: (1) Inflict bodily injury on anyone or…
16-8-17 Fraudulent use of retail sales receipt or a Universal Product Code label
(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person who, with intent to cheat or defraud a retailer, possesses, uses, utters, transfers, makes, alters, counterfeits, or reproduces…
16-8-18 Entering motor vehicle with the intent to commit theft
If any person shall enter any automobile or other motor vehicle with the intent to commit a theft or a felony, he shall be guilty of a felony and, upon…
16-8-20 Livestock theft
(a) A person commits the offense of livestock theft when he unlawfully takes or, being in lawful possession thereof, unlawfully appropriates any livestock of another with the intention of depriving…
16-8-21 Shopping cart theft
(a) As used in this Code section, the term shopping cart means those pushcarts of the type which are commonly provided by grocery stores, drugstores, or other merchant stores or…
16-8-22 Cargo theft
(a) For purposes of this Code section, the term vehicle includes, without limitation, any railcar. (b) Notwithstanding any provision of this article to the contrary, a person commits the offense…
16-8-23 Cargo theft-Use of fifth wheel to commit
(a) For the purposes of this Code section, the term fifth wheel means a device mounted on a truck tractor or similar towing vehicle, including, but not limited to, a…
16-7-93 Explosives Exceptions
The provisions of Code Sections 16-7-82, 16-7-84, 16-7-85, and 16-7-86 shall not apply to: (1) Any person authorized to manufacture, possess, transport, distribute, or use a destructive device or detonator…
16-8-4 Theft by conversion
(a) A person commits the offense of theft by conversion when, having lawfully obtained funds or other property of another including, but not limited to, leased or rented personal property,…
16-8-3 Theft by deception
(a) A person commits the offense of theft by deception when he obtains property by any deceitful means or artful practice with the intention of depriving the owner of the…
16-8-2 Theft by taking
A person commits the offense of theft by taking when he unlawfully takes or, being in lawful possession thereof, unlawfully appropriates any property of another with the intention of depriving…
16-8-1 Theft-Definitions
As used in this article, the term: (1) Deprive means, without justification: (A) To withhold property of another permanently or temporarily; or (B) To dispose of the property so as…
16-7-88 Criminal use of explosives
(a) Any person who possesses, transports, or receives or attempts to possess, transport, or receive any destructive device, explosive, bacteriological weapon, or biological weapon with the knowledge or intent that…
16-7-54 Litter containing articles displaying persons name
Whenever any egregious litter which is dumped in violation of Code Section 16-7-52 is discovered to contain any article or articles, including but not limited to letters, bills, publications, or…
16-7-58 Placement of posters, signs and advertisements without permission
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to place posters, signs, or advertisements: (1) On any public property or building, unless the owner thereof or the occupier as authorized…
16-7-60 Arson in the first degree
(a) A person commits the offense of arson in the first degree when, by means of fire or explosive, he or she knowingly damages or knowingly causes, aids, abets, advises,…
16-7-61 Arson in the second degree
(a) A person commits the offense of arson in the second degree as to any building, vehicle, railroad car, watercraft, aircraft, or other structure not included or described in Code…
16-7-62 Arson in the third degree
(a) A person commits the offense of arson in the third degree when, by means of fire or explosive, he or she knowingly damages or knowingly causes, aids, abets, advises,…
16-7-63 Unlawful use of fires and ignited objects
(a) It shall be unlawful: (1) To, with intent to damage, start, cause, or procure another to start or cause a fire in any woodlands, brush, field, or other lands…
16-7-80 Bombs, explosives-Definitions
As used in this article, the term: (1) Bacteriological weapon or biological weapon means: (A) The following toxic chemicals: (i) O-Alkyl (?C10, including cycloalkyl) alkyl (Me, Et, n-Pr or i-Pr)-phosphonofluoridates;…
16-7-81 Explosive materials list
The following materials are explosives within the meaning of this article: (1) Acetylides of heavy metals; (2) Aluminum containing polymeric propellant; (3) Aluminum ophorite explosive; (4) Amatex; (5) Amatol; (6)…
16-7-82 Destructive device offenses
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess, manufacture, transport, distribute, possess with the intent to distribute, or offer to distribute a destructive device except as provided in…
16-7-83 Destructive device offenses for persons under indictment
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person who is under indictment for or who has been convicted of a felony by a court of this state, any other state,…
16-7-84 Distribute destructive device, explosive, poison gas, or detonator to any person under 21 years of age
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to distribute or to offer to distribute a destructive device, explosive, poison gas, or detonator to any person who is under 21…
16-7-85 Hoax devices
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, possess, transport, distribute, or use a hoax device or replica of a destructive device or detonator with the intent to…
16-7-86 Explosives Conspiracy
It shall be unlawful for any person to attempt or conspire to commit any offense prohibited by this article. Any person convicted of a violation of this Code section shall…
16-7-87 Interference with explosive disposal
It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to hinder or obstruct any explosive ordnance technician, law enforcement officer, fire official, emergency management official, animal trained to detect destructive devices,…
16-7-2 Smash and grab burglary
(a) As used in this Code section, the term retail establishment means an establishment that sells goods or merchandise from a fixed location for direct consumption by a purchaser and…
16-7-1 Burglary
(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) Dwelling means any building, structure, or portion thereof which is designed or intended for occupan- cy for residential use. (2)…
16-7-5 Home invasion
(a) As used in this Code section, the term dwelling shall have the same meaning as provided in Code Sec- tion 16-7-1. (b) A person commits the offense of home…
16-7-20 Possession of tools for the commission of crime
(a) A person commits the offense of possession of tools for the commission of crime when he has in his pos- session any tool, explosive, or other device commonly used…
16-7-21 Criminal trespass
(a) A person commits the offense of criminal trespass when he or she intentionally damages any property of another without consent of that other person and the damage thereto is…
16-7-22 Criminal damage to property in the first degree
(a) A person commits the offense of criminal damage to property in the first degree when he: (1) Knowingly and without authority interferes with any property in a manner so…