Section 45 Stealing

• Library: Criminal Code Revision History & Overview 2014

Under the Revised Code, the offense of stealing, § 570.030 (amended), has been extensively reorganized in an effort to produce a somewhat cleaner and more easily understandable statute. The statute is organized in descending grade of penalty, from conduct categorized as a class A felony to conduct classified as a class D misdemeanor. Other provisions formerly located in other parts of the Criminal Code have been combined together in the revised section. For instance, the “three strikes” provision of § 570.040 (repealed Jan. 1, 2017) has been incorporated directly into the stealing statute as a “four-strikes” provision. Also, the separate offense of receiving stolen property, § 570.080 (repealed Jan. 1, 2017) has been consolidated with the general stealing statute.

Under the Revised Code, a person commits the offense of stealing if that person:

(1) Appropriates property or services of another with the purpose to deprive him or her thereof, either without his or her consent or by means of deceit or coercion;

(2) Attempts to appropriate anhydrous ammonia or liquid nitrogen of another with the purpose to deprive him or her thereof, either without his or her consent or by means of deceit or coercion; or

(3) For the purpose of depriving the owner of a lawful interest therein, receives, retains or disposes of property of another knowing that it has been stolen, or believing that...