9.28.050 Theft.
A. A person is guilty of theft if, with regard to property or services of $750.00 or less in value, he:
1. Wrongfully obtains or exerts unauthorized control over the property or services of another, or the value thereof, with intent to deprive him of such property or services; or
2. By color or aid of deception obtains control over the property or services of another, or the value thereof, with intent to deprive him of such property or services; or
3. Appropriates lost or misdelivered property or services of another, or the value thereof, with intent to deprive him of such property or services; or
4. Commits any offense defined as a larceny at common law or elsewhere outside of this chapter.
B. In any prosecution for theft, it shall be a sufficient defense that the property or service was appropriated openly and avowedly under a claim of title preferred in good faith, even though the claim be untenable.
C. Theft is a gross misdemeanor. (Ord. 1335 §8, 2009; Ord. 499 §2 (part), 1978).