VI. Offenses Against Property

Chapter 10.56
LARCENY⁷

Sections:

10.56.010    Generally.

10.56.030    Larceny by trick.

10.56.040    Shoplifting.

10.56.010 Generally.

A.    A person who steals money, goods, or chattels, or a government note, bank note, promissory note, bill of exchange, bond or other thing in action, or a book of accounts, order or certificate concerning money or goods due or to become due or to be delivered, or writing containing a conveyance of real or personal property, or any other valuable contract in force, or a receipt, release or defeasance, or a writ, process, or public record which is the property of another is guilty of larceny.

B.    A violation of the provisions of this section is a misdemeanor, punishable by fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than thirty days, or by both.

(Ord. 76-229 § 3(3), 1976; Ord. 73-59 § 3 (part), 1973.)

10.56.030 Larceny by trick.

No person shall obtain possession of or title to anything of value from another person with his consent when such consent was induced by false pretenses. (Ord. 73-59 § 3 (part), 1973.)

10.56.040 Shoplifting.

It is unlawful for any person to take or carry away from any commercial establishment, without paying for the same or making arrangements for such payment, any goods, wares, or merchandise having value not exceeding one hundred dollars. (Ord. 73-59 § 3 (part), 1973.)