Ordinance 1262-86 - Laserfiche WebLink

• 1 i. The value of an instrument constituting an evidence of debt, such as a check, draft, or promissory note, 2 shall be deemed the amount due or collectible thereon or thereby, that figure ordinarily being the 3 face amount of the indebtedness less any portion thereof which has been satisfied; 4 ii. The value of a ticket or equivalent instrument which 5 evidences a right to receive transportation, enter- tainment, or other service shall be deemed the price 6 stated thereon, if any; and if no price is stated thereon, the value shall be deemed the price of such 7 ticket or equivalent instrument which the issuer charged the general public; 8 iii. The value of any other instrument that creates, 9 releases, discharges, or otherwise affects any valuable legal right, privilege, or obligation shall be 10 deemed the greatest amount of economic loss which the owner of the instrument might reasonably suffer 11 by virtue of the loss of the instrument. 12 c. Property or services having value that cannot be ascertained pursuant to the standards set forth above shall be deemed to 13 be of a value not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars ($250). 14 15 is hereby amended to read as follows: 16 Section 50: Definitions 17 The following definitions are applicable in this article unless the context 18 otherwise requires: 19 1. "Appropriate lost or misdelivered property or services" means obtaining or exerting control over the property or services of 20 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 21 or as to the nature or amount of the property; 22 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 23 necessary that deception be the sole means of obtaining the property or services; 24 3. "Credit card" means any instrument or device, whether incomplete, 25 revoked or expired, whether known as a credit card, credit plate, charge plate, courtesy card, or by any other name, issued with or 26 without fee for the use of the cardholder in obtaining money, goods, services or anything else of value, including satisfaction of a 27 debt or the payment of a check drawn by a cardholder, either on credit or in consideration of an undertaking or guaranty by the 28 issuer. 29 4. "Deception" occurs when an actor knowingly: 30 a. creates or confirms another's false impression which the actor knows to be false; or 31 32 3