HB 499 -- Stealing of Leased Property

Sponsor:  Pratt

This bill creates the crime of stealing leased property.  The
crime is committed when a person leases personal property valued
at more than $100 via a written contract and intentionally does
not return the property at the end of the lease term or refuses
to pay the charges agreed upon in the contract.  Providing a
false name, address, or place of employment when obtaining the
property may be used as evidence of an intent to steal the
property.  The crime is a class A misdemeanor, unless the
property is valued at more than $1,000, in which case it is a
class D felony.

Missouri House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated August 25, 2005 at 1:19 pm