2006 Ohio Revised Code - 2913.51. Receiving stolen property.

§ 2913.51. Receiving stolen property.
 

(A)  No person shall receive, retain, or dispose of property of another knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the property has been obtained through commission of a theft offense. 

(B)  It is not a defense to a charge of receiving stolen property in violation of this section that the property was obtained by means other than through the commission of a theft offense if the property was explicitly represented to the accused person as being obtained through the commission of a theft offense. 

(C)  Whoever violates this section is guilty of receiving stolen property. Except as otherwise provided in this division, receiving stolen property is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the value of the property involved is five hundred dollars or more and is less than five thousand dollars, if the property involved is any of the property listed in section 2913.71 of the Revised Code, receiving stolen property is a felony of the fifth degree. If the property involved is a motor vehicle, as defined in section 4501.01 of the Revised Code, if the property involved is a dangerous drug, as defined in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code, if the value of the property involved is five thousand dollars or more and is less than one hundred thousand dollars, or if the property involved is a firearm or dangerous ordnance, as defined in section 2923.11 of the Revised Code, receiving stolen property is a felony of the fourth degree. If the value of the property involved is one hundred thousand dollars or more, receiving stolen property is a felony of the third degree. 
 

HISTORY: 134 v H 511 (Eff 1-1-74); 138 v S 191 (Eff 6-20-80); 139 v S 199 (Eff 1-5-83); 139 v H 269 (Eff 1-5-83); 140 v S 210 (Eff 7-1-83); 141 v H 49 (Eff 6-26-86); 146 v H 4 (Eff 11-9-95); 146 v S 2 (Eff 7-1-96); 147 v S 66 (Eff 7-22-98); 148 v S 64. Eff 10-29-99.

 

19xx Committee Report or Comment.

1974 Committee Comment to H 511

This section differs from the former offense of receiving stolen property in two important respects. Under the former statute an offender actually had to know that the property received was stolen property, whereas under this section it is sufficient if the offender has reasonable cause to believe that the property is "hot." Also, the former offense involved receiving only property obtained as the result of larceny, robbery, embezzlement, larceny by trick, or fraud. Under this section, any theft offense can be the means by which the property was obtained. 

The penalty for receiving stolen property is identical to the penalty for theft. See, new section 2913.02 of the Revised Code.