§ 5.42.010. Petit theft.

Petit theft is any of the following acts done with intent to deprive the owner permanently of the possession, use or benefit of his property:

(a)

Obtaining or exerting unauthorized control over property or services having a value of less than one thousand five hundred dollars.

(b)

Obtaining by deception control over property or services having a value of less than one thousand five hundred dollars.

(c)

Obtaining by threat control over property or services having a value of less than one thousand five hundred dollars.

(d)

Obtaining control over property or services having a value of less than one thousand five hundred dollars, knowing the property to have been stolen by another.

Any person convicted of petit theft shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. In addition, whenever any person is convicted of petit theft, the court shall order such person to be fingerprinted and photographed immediately following such conviction unless such person has already been photographed and fingerprinted when charged with the specific offense which is the subject of such conviction.

(Ord. No. 46-195 § 1; Ord. No. 49-256 § 19, 5-8-2012; Ord. No. 50-262 § 1, 6-21-16)