(a) A person commits the crime of theft of property if he or she:
(1) Knowingly obtains or exerts unauthorized control over the property of another, with intent to deprive the owner of his or her property;
(2) Knowingly obtains by deception control over the property of another, with intent to deprive the owner of his or her property;
(3) Knowingly obtains or exerts control over property in the custody of a law enforcement agency which was explicitly represented to the person by an agent of the law enforcement agency as being stolen; or
(4) Knowingly obtains or exerts unauthorized control over any donated item left on the property of a charitable organization or in a drop box or trailer, or within 30 feet of a drop box or trailer, belonging to a charitable organization.
(b) The limitations period for any prosecution under subdivision (2) of subsection (a) does not commence or begin to accrue until the discovery of the facts constituting the deception, after which the prosecution shall be commenced within five years.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 8 - Offenses Involving Theft.
Article 1 - Theft and Related Offenses.
Section 13A-8-1 - Definitions.
Section 13A-8-2 - Theft of Property - Definition; Limitations Period.
Section 13A-8-2.1 - Aggravated Theft by Deception.
Section 13A-8-3 - Theft of Property in the First Degree.
Section 13A-8-4 - Theft of Property in the Second Degree.
Section 13A-8-4.1 - Theft of Property in the Third Degree.
Section 13A-8-5 - Theft of Property in the Fourth Degree.
Section 13A-8-6 - Theft of Lost Property - Definition.
Section 13A-8-7 - Theft of Lost Property in the First Degree.
Section 13A-8-8 - Theft of Lost Property in the Second Degree.
Section 13A-8-8.1 - Theft of Lost Property in the Third Degree.
Section 13A-8-9 - Theft of Lost Property in the Fourth Degree.
Section 13A-8-10 - Theft of Services - Definition.
Section 13A-8-10.1 - Theft of Services in the First Degree.
Section 13A-8-10.2 - Theft of Services in the Second Degree.
Section 13A-8-10.25 - Theft of Services in the Third Degree.
Section 13A-8-10.3 - Theft of Services in the Fourth Degree.
Section 13A-8-10.4 - Theft of Trademarks or Trade Secrets.
Section 13A-8-10.5 - Theft of Valor.
Section 13A-8-10.6 - Cargo Theft.
Section 13A-8-10.7 - Fifth Wheel Tampering.
Section 13A-8-11 - Unauthorized Use of Vehicle; Unlawful Breaking and Entering a Vehicle.
Section 13A-8-12 - Defenses to Prosecutions for Theft and Unauthorized Use of Vehicle.
Section 13A-8-13 - Extortion - Definition.
Section 13A-8-14 - Extortion in the First Degree.
Section 13A-8-15 - Extortion in the Second Degree.
Section 13A-8-16 - Receiving Stolen Property - Definition.
Section 13A-8-17 - Receiving Stolen Property in the First Degree.
Section 13A-8-18 - Receiving Stolen Property in the Second Degree.
Section 13A-8-18.1 - Receiving Stolen Property in the Third Degree.
Section 13A-8-19 - Receiving Stolen Property in the Fourth Degree.
Section 13A-8-20 - Bringing Stolen Property Into This State.
Section 13A-8-21 - Bringing Into State Property Obtained by False Pretense Elsewhere.
Section 13A-8-22 - Obscuring Identity of Vehicle.
Section 13A-8-22.1 - Advertisement for Purchase of a Salvage or Junk Branded Motor Vehicle.
Section 13A-8-23 - Tampering With Availability of Gas, Electricity, or Water.