North Dakota § 12.1-23-04 Theft of property lost, mislaid, or delivered by mistake

North Dakota Statutes

§ 12.1-23-04 — Theft of property lost, mislaid, or delivered by mistake

North Dakota § 12.1-23-04

Title 12.1Criminal Code

Ch. 12.1-23Theft and Related Offenses

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N.D. Cent. Code § 12.1-23-04 (2026).

Text

A person is guilty of theft if he:

1.Retains or disposes of property of another when he knows it has been lost or mislaid; or

2.Retains or disposes of property of another when he knows it has been delivered under a mistake as to the identity of the recipient or as to the nature or amount of the property, and with intent to deprive the owner of it, he fails to take readily available and reasonable measures to restore the property to a person entitled to have it.

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A person is guilty of theft if he:
1. Retains or disposes of property of another when he knows it has been lost or mislaid;
or
2. Retains or disposes of property of another when he knows it has been delivered under
a mistake as to the identity of the recipient or as to the nature or amount of the
property,
and with intent to deprive the owner of it, he fails to take readily available and reasonable
measures to restore the property to a person entitled to have it.