642.02 THEFT.
   (a)   No person, with purpose to deprive the owner of property or services, shall knowingly obtain or exert control over either the property or services in any of the following ways:
      (1)   Without the consent of the owner or person authorized to give consent;
      (2)   Beyond the scope of the express or implied consent of the owner or person authorized to give consent;
      (3)   By deception;
      (4)   By threat;
      (5)   By intimidation.
   (b)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of petty theft, a misdemeanor of the first degree, provided the value of the property or services stolen is less than five hundred dollars ($500.00) and/or provided the property stolen is not any of the property listed in Section 642.03 and/or provided the property stolen is not a motor vehicle or a dangerous drug or a firearm or dangerous ordnance, and/or provided the victim of the offense is not an elderly person or a disabled adult. The penalty shall be as provided in Section 698.02. (ORC 2913.02)