Skip to main content
Loading…
This section is included in your selections.

(1) A person commits the offense of theft by knowingly and purposely obtaining or exerting unauthorized control, including by threat or deception, over the property of the owner or by obtaining control over stolen property knowing the property to have been stolen by another, and the person:

(a) Has the purpose of depriving the owner of the property;

(b) Uses, conceals, or abandons the property in such a manner as to deprive the owner of the property; or

(c) Uses, conceals, or abandons the property knowing such use, concealment, or abandonment probably will deprive the owner of the property.

(2) A pawnbroker or dealer who buys and sells secondhand merchandise and allows stolen property to be sold, bartered or otherwise disposed of after a Cowlitz Department of Public Safety Officer has requested him to hold the property for 30 days commits the offense of theft.

(3) If the verified value of the property does not exceed $1,000, theft is a Class C offense.

(4) If the verified value of the property is greater than $1,000, theft is a Class E offense.