Ky. Rev. Stat. § 514.140

Current through 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 225

Section 514.140 - Theft of mail matter

(1) A person is guilty of theft of mail matter when with intent to deprive the owner thereof he or she:

(a) Steals;

(b) By fraud or deception obtains;

(c) Embezzles;

(d) Conceals;

(e) Damages; or

(f) Destroys;

any mail matter of another (including but not limited to any letter, postal card, package, bag, or other item) from any letterbox, mail receptacle, or other authorized depository for mail matter, or from a letter carrier, postal vehicle, or private mail box or which has been left for collection or delivery adjacent thereto by the United States Postal Service, common carrier, or delivery service.

(2) Theft of mail matter is a Class D felony.

KRS 514.140

Amended by 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 97,§ 1, eff. 7/13/2022.

Effective:7/15/1982
Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 425, sec. 1, effective7/15/1982.