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Ch. 26
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2002 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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Defined terms: "Owner" § 7-101
"Property" § 7-101
"Service" § 7-101
"Theft" § 7-101
7-104. GENERAL THEFT PROVISIONS.
(A) UNAUTHORIZED CONTROL OVER PROPERTY.
A PERSON MAY NOT WILLFULLY OR KNOWINGLY OBTAIN OR EXERT
UNAUTHORIZED CONTROL OVER PROPERTY, IF THE PERSON:
(1) INTENDS TO DEPRIVE THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY;
(2) WILLFULLY OR KNOWINGLY USES, CONCEALS, OR ABANDONS THE
PROPERTY IN A MANNER THAT DEPRIVES THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY; OR
(3) USES, CONCEALS, OR ABANDONS THE PROPERTY KNOWING THE USE,
CONCEALMENT, OR ABANDONMENT PROBABLY WILL DEPRIVE THE OWNER OF THE
PROPERTY.
(B) SAME — BY DECEPTION.
A PERSON MAY NOT OBTAIN CONTROL OVER PROPERTY BY WILLFULLY OR
KNOWINGLY USING DECEPTION, IF THE PERSON:
(1) INTENDS TO DEPRIVE THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY;
(2) WILLFULLY OR KNOWINGLY USES, CONCEALS, OR ABANDONS THE
PROPERTY IN A MANNER THAT DEPRIVES THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY; OR
(3) USES, CONCEALS, OR ABANDONS THE PROPERTY KNOWING THE USE,
CONCEALMENT, OR ABANDONMENT PROBABLY WILL DEPRIVE THE OWNER OF THE
PROPERTY.
(C) POSSESSING STOLEN PERSONAL PROPERTY.
(1) A PERSON MAY NOT POSSESS STOLEN PERSONAL PROPERTY
KNOWING THAT IT HAS BEEN STOLEN, OR BELIEVING THAT IT PROBABLY HAS BEEN
STOLEN, IF THE PERSON:
(I) INTENDS TO DEPRIVE THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY;
(II) WILLFULLY OR KNOWINGLY USES, CONCEALS, OR ABANDONS
THE PROPERTY IN A MANNER THAT DEPRIVES THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY; OR
(III) USES, CONCEALS, OR ABANDONS THE PROPERTY KNOWING
THAT THE USE, CONCEALMENT, OR ABANDONMENT PROBABLY WILL DEPRIVE THE
OWNER OF THE PROPERTY.
(2) IN THE CASE OF A PERSON IN THE BUSINESS OF BUYING OR SELLING
GOODS, THE KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION MAY BE INFERRED
IF:
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