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Ind. Code § 35-43-4-3

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Applied in 56 court decisions — leading case Dill v. State (2001)

Most recently applied in Noble Roman's, Inc. v. Hattenhauer Distrib. Co. (March 2018)

As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.3

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Sec. 3. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally exerts unauthorized control over property of another person commits criminal conversion, a Class A misdemeanor.

(b) The offense under subsection (a) is a Level 6 felony if committed by a person who exerts unauthorized control over the motor vehicle of another person with the intent to use the motor vehicle to assist the person in the commission of a crime.

(c) The offense under subsection (a) is a Level 5 felony if:

(1) committed by a person who exerts unauthorized control over the motor vehicle of another person; and

(2) the person uses the motor vehicle to assist the person in the commission of a felony.

(d) The offense under subsection (a) is a Level 6 felony if:

(1) the person acquires the property by lease;

(2) the property is a motor vehicle;

(3) the person signs a written agreement to return the property to a specified location within a specified time; and

(4) the person fails to return the property:

(A) within thirty (30) days after the specified time; or

(B) within three (3) days after a written demand for return of the property is either:

(i) personally served on the person; or

(ii) sent by registered mail to the person's address that is provided by the person in the written agreement.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.