(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 R.C. § 2913.51(C), receiving stolen property is a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(‘73 Code, § 545.18) (Ord. 2-83, passed 1-12-83) Penalty, see § 130.99
Statutory reference:
Receiving stolen property, see R.C. § 2913.51