(A) A person commits the offense of stealing if he or she appropriates property or services of another with the purpose to deprive him or her thereof, either without his or her consent or by means of deceit or coercion.
(B) Evidence of the following is admissible in any prosecution under this section on the issue of the requisite knowledge or belief of the alleged stealer that:
(1) He or she failed or refused to pay for property or services of a hotel, restaurant, inn, or boarding house;
(2) He or she gave in payment for property or services of a hotel, restaurant, inn, or boarding house a check or negotiable paper on which payment was refused;
(3) He or she left the hotel, restaurant, inn, or boarding house with the intent to not pay for property or services; or
(4) He or she surreptitiously removed or attempted to remove his or her baggage from a hotel, inn, or boarding house.
(Prior Code, § 210.360) Penalty, see § 130.999
Editor’s note:
Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony under state law