642.22 RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY.
   (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 $1,000 and provided the property involved is not any of the property listed in Section 642.03 and 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, 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) (Ord. 11-97. Passed 9-6-11.)