§ 131.18  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.  Except as otherwise provided in this division, receiving stolen property is a misdemeanor of the first degree.  If any of the following criteria are met, then a violation of this section is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law:
      (1)   The value of the property involved is $1,000 or more;
      (2)   The property involved is any of the property listed in R.C. § 2913.71;
      (3)   The property involved is a firearm or dangerous ordnance, as defined in R.C. § 2923.11;
      (4)   The property involved is a motor vehicle as defined in R.C. § 4501.01;
      (5)   The property involved is any dangerous drug, as defined in R.C. § 4729.01; or
      (6)   The property involved in violation of this section is a special purchase article as defined in R.C. § 4737.04 or a bulk merchandise container as defined in R.C. § 4737.012.
(R.C. § 2913.51)  (‘91 Code § 131.18)