HB 741 -- Stealing Leased Property

Sponsor:  Viebrock

This bill creates the crime of stealing leased property when a
person leases personal property with a value of at least $100
and:

(1)  Conceals, aids, or abets the concealment of the property
with the intent to place it beyond the control of the lessor;

(2)  Sells, conveys, or encumbers the property without the
written consent of the lessor, without informing the person to
whom the lessee sells, conveys, or encumbers that the property is
subject to the lease and with the intent to deprive the lessor of
its possession;

(3)  Fails to return the property to the lessor at the end of the
lease term with the intent to wrongfully deprive the lessor of
possession of the property; or

(4)  Returns the property to the lessor at the end of the lease
term but does not pay the lease charges agreed upon in the
written instrument with the intent to wrongfully deprive the
lessor of the agreed upon charges.

Evidence that a lessee used a false, fictitious, or not current
name, address, or place of employment in obtaining the property
or fails or refuses to return the property or pay the lease
charges to the lessor within seven days after written demand has
been sent by certified mail will be proof of intent to commit the
crime.

Anyone committing the crime of stealing leased property will be
guilty of a class A misdemeanor unless the value of the leased
property stolen exceeds $1,000, in which case the person will be
guilty of a class D felony.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated November 17, 2009 at 9:25 am