(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.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor or if the offender has previously been convicted of a theft offense, a violation of this section is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree, or if the offender has previously been convicted of violation of this section a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(Ord. 1609. Passed 2-18-85.)