2012 Kentucky Revised Statutes
CHAPTER 514 THEFT AND RELATED OFFENSES
514.030 Theft by unlawful taking or disposition -- Penalties.
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<![CDATA[514.030 Theft by unlawful taking or disposition -- Penalties.
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Except as otherwise provided in KRS 217.181 or 218A.1418, a person is guilty of
theft by unlawful taking or disposition when he unlawfully:
(a) Takes or exercises control over movable property of another with intent to
deprive him thereof; or
(b) Obtains immovable property of another or any interest therein with intent to
benefit himself or another not entitled thereto.
Theft by unlawful taking or disposition is a Class A misdemeanor unless the value
of the property is five hundred dollars ($500) or more, in which case it is a Class D
felony; or unless:
(a) The property is a firearm (regardless of the value of the firearm), in which
case it is a Class D felony;
(b) The property is anhydrous ammonia (regardless of the value of the ammonia),
in which case it is a Class D felony unless it is proven that the person violated
this section with the intent to manufacture methamphetamine in violation of
KRS 218A.1432, in which case it is a Class B felony for the first offense and a
Class A felony for each subsequent offense; or
(c) The value of the property is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more, in which
case it is a Class C felony.
Effective: June 25, 2009
History: Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 106, sec. 6, effective June 25, 2009. -- Amended
2000 Ky. Acts ch. 233, sec. 8, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts
ch. 301, sec. 9, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 314, sec. 2,
effective July 15, 1994. – Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 451, sec. 1, effective July 14,
1992. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 119, effective January 1, 1975.
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