§ 131.17. 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.

Whoever violates this section is guilty of receiving stolen property. If the value of the property involved is less than five hundred dollars, receiving stolen property is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the value of the property involved is five hundred dollars, or more, if the property involved is any of the property listed in § 131.20, the offender has been previously convicted of a theft offense, or the property involved is a motor vehicle, a violation of this section shall be prosecuted under appropriate state law. Penalty, see § 130.99. (R.C. § 2913.51)

(Ord. 514-1997; Ord. 728-1973)