Chapter 9.12
CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY

Sections:

9.12.010    Fire hydrant – Unauthorized water use prohibited.

9.12.020    Fire hydrant – Interference prohibited.

9.12.030    Shoplifting.

9.12.040    Petit larceny.

9.12.010 Fire hydrant – Unauthorized water use prohibited.

It is unlawful for anyone except the fire chief, the sanitation officer, and the street superintendent, or the authorized agent of any one of them to withdraw or attempt to withdraw water from any fire hydrant owned by the city. (Ord. 310 § 1, 1970).

9.12.020 Fire hydrant – Interference prohibited.

It is unlawful for anyone to injure, damage, interfere or tamper with, in any manner, any fire hydrant owned by the city. (Ord. 310 § 2, 1970).

9.12.030 Shoplifting.

A person who willfully takes possession of any goods, wares or merchandise of the value of less than $75.00, offered for sale by any wholesale or retail store, or other mercantile establishment in the city, without the consent of the seller, with the intention of converting such goods, wares or merchandise to his own use without having paid the purchase price thereof, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor of shoplifting. (Ord. 289 § 1, 1968).

9.12.040 Petit larceny.

Every person who, with intent to deprive or defraud the owner thereof within the city:

(1) Shall take, lead or drive away the property of another;

(2) Shall obtain from the owner or another the possession of or title to any property, real or personal, by color or aid of any order for the payment or delivery of property or money or any check or draft, knowing that the maker or drawer of such order, check or draft was not authorized or entitled to make or draw the same, or by color or aid of any fraudulent or false representation, personation or pretense or by any false token or writing or by any trick, device, bunco game or fortunetelling;

(3) Having any property in his possession, custody or control as bailee, factor, pledgee, servant, attorney, agent, employee, trustee, executor, administrator, guardian or officer of any person, estate, association or corporation or as a public officer, or a person authorized by agreement or by competent authority to take or hold such possession, custody or control, or as a finder thereof, shall secrete, withhold or appropriate the same to his own use or to the use of any person other than the true owner or person entitled thereto;

(4) Having received any property by mistake, shall with knowledge of such mistake secrete, withhold or appropriate the property to his own use or to the use of any person other than the true owner or person entitled thereto;

(5) Every person, who, knowing the property to have been so appropriated, shall bring into this city, or buy, sell, receive or aid in concealing or withholding any property wrongfully appropriated, whether within or outside of this city, in such manner as to constitute petit larceny under the provisions of this section; or

(6) Shall draw or utter or deliver to another person any check, or draft, on any bank or other depository for the payment of money, knowing at the time of drawing, or delivery, that he has not sufficient funds in, or credit with the bank or depository, to meet the check, in full upon its presentation;
any such property being valued less than $75.00, lawful money of the United States of America, steals such property and shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Ord. 246 § 1, 1963).