(a) No person shall receive, retain, or dispose of property of another, knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the property has been obtained through commission of a theft offense.
(b) It is not a defense to a charge of receiving stolen property in violation of this section that the property was obtained by means other than through the commission of a theft offense if the property was explicitly represented to the accused person as being obtained through the commission of a theft offense.
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of receiving stolen property, a misdemeanor of the first degree, provided the value of the property involved is less than five hundred dollars ($500.00) and/or provided the property involved is not any of the property listed in Section 642.03 and/or provided the property involved is not a motor vehicle, as defined in Ohio R.C. 4501.01, or a dangerous drug, as defined in Section 624.01(f), or a firearm or dangerous ordnance, as defined in Section 672.01. The penalty shall be as provided in Section 698.02. (ORC 2913.51)