BLAIR LEE III, Acting Governor

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ANY LABEL OR PRICE TAG; OR

(VII) PROMISE PERFORMANCE WHICH THE
OFFENDED DOES NOT INTEND TO PERFORM OR KNOWS WILL NOT BE
PERFORMED. THE DEFENDANT'S INTENTION OR BELIEF KNOWLEDGE
THAT A PROMISE WOULD NOT BE PERFORMED SHALL NOT BE
ESTABLISHED BY OR INFERRED FROM THE FACT ALONE THAT THE
PROMISE WAS NOT PERFORMED.

(2) "DECEPTION" DOES NOT INCLUDE PUFFING OR
FALSE STATEMENTS OF IMMATERIAL FACTS AND EXAGGERATED
REPRESENTATIONS UNLIKELY TO DECEIVE ORDINARY PERSONS.

(C)    "DEPRIVE" MEANS TO WITHHOLD PROPERTY OF ANOTHER:

(1)    PERMANENTLY; OR

(2)    FOR SUCH A PERIOD AS TO APPROPRIATE A
PORTION OF ITS VALUE; OR

(3)    WITH THE PURPOSE TO RESTORE IT ONLY UPON
PAYMENT OF REWARD OR OTHER COMPENSATION; OR

(4) TO DISPOSE OF THE PROPERTY AND USE OR DEAL
WITH THE PROPERTY SO AS TO MAKE IT UNLIKELY THAT THE OWNER
WILL RECOVER IT.

(D)    "EXERTS UNAUTHORIZED CONTROL" INCLUDES BUT IS NOT
LIMITED TO THE TAKING, CARRYING AWAY, OR SALE, CONVEYANCE,
TRANSFER OF TITLE TO, INTEREST IN, OR POSSESSION OF
PROPERTY. THE TERM "EXERTS CONTROL" DOES NOT INCLUDE
TRESPASSING ON THE LAND OF ANOTHER OR OCCUPYING WITHOUT
AUTHORIZATION THE LAND OF ANOTHER.

(E)    "KNOWINGLY" - A PERSON ACTS KNOWINGLY WITH
RESPECT TO CONDUCT OR TO A CIRCUMSTANCE DESCRIBED BY A
STATUTE DEFINING AN OFFENSE WHEN HE IS AWARE OF HIS CONDUCT
OR THAT THE CIRCUMSTANCE EXISTS. A PERSON ACTS KNOWINGLY
WITH RESPECT TO THE RESULT OF CONDUCT DESCRIBED BY A STATUTE

DEFINING AN OFFENSE WHEN HE IS AWARE THAT IT IS HIGHLY

PROBABLE PRACTICALLY CERTAIN THAT THE RESULT WILL BE CAUSED
BY HIS CONDUCT. WHEN KNOWLEDGE OF THE EXISTENCE OF A
PARTICULAR FACT IS AN ELEMENT OF AN OFFENSE, THAT KNOWLEDGE
IS ESTABLISHED IF A PERSON IS AWARE OF A HIGH PROBABILITY OF
ITS EXISTENCE EQUIVALENT TERMS SUCH AS "KNOWING" OR "WITH
KNOWLEDGE" HAVE THE SAME MEANING

(F)    "OBTAIN" MEANS.

(1)    IN RELATION TO PROPERTY, TO BRING ABOUT A
TRANSFER OF INTEREST OR POSSESSION, WHETHER TO THE OFFENDER
OR TO ANOTHER; AND

(2)    IN RELATION TO SERVICES, TO SECURE THE
PERFORMANCE THEREOF.

(G)    "OWNER" MEANS A PERSON, OTHER THAN THE OFFENDER,
WHO HAS POSSESSION OF OR ANY OTHER INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY