(A) A person who, with intent to defraud or cheat and by color of a false token or writing, by a false or bogus check or other written, printed, or engraved instrument, by counterfeit coin or metal that is intended to simulate a coin, or by any other false pretense does one or more of the following is guilty of a crime punishable as provided in this chapter:
(1) Causes a person to grant, convey, assign, demise, lease, or mortgage land or an interest in land.
(2) Obtains a person's signature on a forged written instrument.
(3) Obtains from a person any money or personal property or the use of any instrument, facility, article, or other valuable thing or service.
(4) By means of a false weight or measure obtains a larger amount or quantity of than was bargained for.
(5) By means of a false weight or measure sells or disposes of a smaller amount or quantity of property than was bargained for.
(B) If the land, interest in land, money, personal property, use of the instrument, facility, article, or valuable thing, service, larger amount obtained, or smaller amount sold or disposed of has a value of less than $200, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than $500 or three time the value, whichever is greater, or both imprisonment and a fine.
(C) The values of land, interest in land, money, personal property, use of the instrument, facility, article, or valuable thing, service, larger amount obtained, or smaller amount sold or disposed of in separate incidents pursuant to a scheme or course of conduct within any 12-month period may be aggregated to determine the total value involved in violating this section.
(Ord. 99-042, passed 2-28-00) Penalty, see § 130.99