§ 38-51.8. Petty theft unlawful.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to commit theft.

(b)

A person commits theft when he knowingly obtains or exercises control over anything of value of another without authorization, or by threat or deception, and:

(1)

Intends to deprive the other person permanently of the use or benefit of the thing of value; or

(2)

Knowingly uses, conceals or abandons the thing of value in such manner as to permanently deprive the person entitled to possession of the thing of value's use or benefit; or

(3)

Uses, conceals or abandons the thing of value intending that such use, concealment or abandonment will permanently deprive the person entitled to possession of the thing of value's use and benefit; or

(4)

Demands any consideration to which he is not legally entitled as a condition of restoring the thing of value to the person entitled to possession.

(c)

This section shall apply only where the value of the thing involved is less than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00).

(d)

As used in this section the terms "thing of value" and "anything of value" mean any property, tangible or intangible, including, but not limited to, personal property, services, and wages for labor.

(Ord. No. 78-84, § 1, 2-21-84; Ord. No. 385-85, 7-15-85; Ord. No. 467-92, § 1, 7-13-92; Ord. No. 646-97, § 3, 9-29-97; Ord. No. 888-05, § 1, 12-5-05; Ord. No. 448-07, § 3, 8-20-07; Ord. No. 330-13, § 1, 7-15-13)