A. A person who is subject to the penalties of this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisoned in the county jail not to exceed one (1) year, or both fined and imprisoned.

B. A person who is subject to the penalties of this subsection shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not more than seven (7) years.

C. A person subject to the penalties of this subsection who received goods or services or any other item which has a value of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or more shall be guilty of a felony and fined not more than Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00), imprisoned in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not more than three (3) years, or both fined and imprisoned. If the value is less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), the person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), imprisoned in the county jail for not more than one (1) year, or both fined and imprisoned. For purposes of this subsection, a series of offenses may be aggregated into one offense when they are the result of the formulation of a plan or scheme or the setting up of a mechanism which, when put into operation, results in the taking or diversion of money or property on a recurring basis. When all acts result from a continuing course of conduct, they may be aggregated into one crime. Acts forming an integral part of the first taking which facilitate subsequent takings, or acts taken in preparation of several takings which facilitate subsequent takings, are relevant to determine the intent of the party to commit a continuing crime.

Added by Laws 1970, c. 258, § 13, emerg. eff. April 22, 1970. Amended by Laws 1971, c. 307, § 7, emerg. eff. June 19, 1971; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 375, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 267, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2016, c. 221, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.

NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 375 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.