Ordinance 1145-85 - Laserfiche WebLink

ARTICLE 8 THEFT AND RELATED OFFENSES Section 50: Definitions The following definitions are applicable in this article unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Appropriate lost or misdelivered property or services" means obtaining or exerting control over the property or services of another which the actor knows to have been lost or mislaid, or to have been delivered under a mistake as to identify of the recipient or as to the nature or amount of the property; 2. "By color or aid of deception" means that the deception operated to bring about the obtaining of the property or services; it is not necessary that deception be the sole means of obtaining the property or services; 3. "Credit card" means any instrument or device, whether incomplete, revoked or expired, whether known as a credit card, credit plate, charge plate, courtesy card, or by any other name, issued with or without fee for the use of the cardholder in obtaining money, goods, services or anything else of value, including satisfaction of a debt or the payment of a check drawn by a cardholder, either on credit or in consideration of an undertaking or guaranty by the issuer. 4. "Deception" occurs when an actor knowingly: a. creates or confirms another's false impression which the actor knows to be false; or b. fails to correct another's impression which the actor previously has created or confirmed; or c. prevents another from acquiring information material to the disposi- tion of the property involved; or d. transfers or encumbers property without disclosing a lien, adverse claim, or other legal impediment to the enjoyment of the property, whether that impediment is or is not valid, or is or is not a matter of official record; or e. promises performance which the actor does not intend to perform or knows will not be performed. 5. "Deprive" in addition to its common meaning means to make unauthorized use or an unauthorized copy of records, information, data, trade secrets, or computer programs; -53-