§ 20-113. Larceny.

(a)

A person who commits larceny by stealing any of the following property of another person is guilty of a crime as provided in this section:

(1)

Money, goods or chattels.

(2)

A bank note, bank bill, bond, promissory note, due bill, bill of exchange or other bill, draft, order or certificate.

(3)

A book of accounts for or concerning money or goods due, to become due or to be delivered.

(4)

A deed or writing containing a conveyance of land or other valuable contract in force.

(5)

A receipt, release or defeasance.

(6)

A writ, process or public record.

(7)

Nonferrous metal.

(b)

If the property stolen has a value of less than $200.00, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than $500.00 or three times the value of the property stolen, whichever is greater, or both imprisonment and a fine.

(c)

If the property stolen is nonferrous metal, then, as used in this section, the term "the value of the property stolen" means the greatest of the following:

(1)

The replacement cost of the stolen nonferrous metal.

(2)

The cost of repairing the damage caused by the larceny of the nonferrous metal.

(3)

The sum of subsections (a) and (b) of this section.

(d)

The values of property stolen in separate incidents pursuant to a scheme or course of conduct within any 12-month period may be aggregated to determine the total value of property stolen.

(e)

As used in this section, the term "nonferrous metal" means a metal that does not contain significant quantities of ferrous metal but contains copper, brass, platinum-based metals, aluminum, bronze, lead, zinc, nickel or alloys of those metals.

(Code 1974, § 24.3; Code 1989, § 13-86; Ord. No. 12-01, § 1, 4-11-2012)

State law reference

Similar provisions, MCL 750.356.