A. 
A person commits theft if:
1. 
With the intent to deprive another of property or to appropriate property of another to oneself or a third person, the person obtains the property of another; or
2. 
The person commits theft of lost or mislaid property under section 8.15.020; or
3. 
The person commits theft by deception under section 8.15.030; or
4. 
The person commits theft of services under section 8.15.040; or
5. 
The person commits theft by shoplifting under section 8.15.050; or
6. 
The person commits theft by failure to make required disposition of funds received or held under section 8.15.060; or
7. 
The person commits theft by receiving under section 8.15.070; or
8. 
The person commits theft by misapplication of property under section 8.15.080.
B. 
Penalties. The crime of theft as defined in AMC Section 8.15.010A. is punishable:
1. 
As a class B misdemeanor if the value of the property or services is $5.00 or more but less than $50.00, or the property is shoplifted merchandise that is an alcoholic beverage with value less than $50.00.
2. 
As a class A misdemeanor
a. 
If the value of the property or services is $50.00 or greater; or
b. 
If the value of the property is less than $50.00 and, within the past five years, the person has been convicted and sentenced on two or more separate occasions in this or another jurisdiction of theft or concealment of merchandise, or an offense under another law or ordinance with similar elements.
(AO No. 98-59(S), § 1, 5-19-1998; AO No. 2003-73, § 3, 4-22-2003; AO No. 2009-122, § 1, 12-17-2009; AO No. 2014-42, § 1, 6-21-2014)
A. 
A person commits theft of lost or mislaid property if the person obtains property of another knowing that the property was lost, mislaid, or delivered under a mistake as to the nature or amount of the property or the identity of the recipient and the person fails to take reasonable measures to restore the property to the owner with intent to deprive the owner of the property.
B. 
As used in this section, "reasonable measures" includes notifying the identified owner or peace officer.
C. 
Upon conviction, violation of this section shall be punished as provided in section 8.15.010B.
(AO No. 91-140; AO No. 98-59(S), § 1, 5-19-1998; AO No. 2014-42, § 1, 6-21-2014)
A. 
A person commits theft by deception if, with intent to deprive another of property or to appropriate property of another to oneself or a third person, the person obtains the property of another by deception.
B. 
In a prosecution based on theft by deception, if the municipality seeks to prove that the defendant used deception by promising performance which the defendant did not intend to perform or knew would not be performed, that intent or knowledge may not be established solely by or inferred solely from the fact that the promise was not performed.
C. 
As used in this section, "deception" has the meaning ascribed to it in AS 11.81.900 but does not include falsity as to matters having no pecuniary significance or "puffing" by statements unlikely to deceive reasonable persons in the group addressed.
D. 
Upon conviction, violation of this section shall be punished as provided in section 8.15.010B.
(GAAB 18.05.010.KK; AO No. 98-59(S), § 1, 5-19-1998; AO No. 2014-42, § 1, 6-21-2014)
A. 
A person commits theft of services if;
1. 
The person obtains services known by that person to be available only for compensation by deception, force, threat, or other means to avoid payment for the services; or
2. 
Having control over the disposition of services to which the person is not entitled, the person knowingly diverts those services to the person's own benefit or to the benefit of another not entitled to them; or
3. 
The person obtains the use of computer time, a computer system, a computer program, a computer network, or any part of a computer system or network, with reckless disregard that the use by that person is unauthorized.
B. 
Absconding without paying for hotel, restaurant, or other services for which compensation is customarily paid immediately upon the receiving of them is prima facie evidence that the services were obtained by deception.
C. 
A person may not be prosecuted under this section for theft of cable, microwave, subscription, or pay television or other telecommunications service if the service was obtained through the use of a device designed and used to intercept electromagnetic signals directly from a satellite, including a device commonly referred to as a home earth station.
D. 
Upon conviction, violation of this section shall be punished as provided in section 8.15.010B.
(GAAB 18.05.160; AO No. 98-59(S), § 1, 5-19-1998; AO No. 2014-42, § 1, 6-21-2014)
A. 
Removal of merchandise. A person commits the crime of removal of merchandise if that person knowingly takes or removes any merchandise or thing of value from the premises where such merchandise or thing of value is kept for purposes of sale, barter or storage with the intent to unlawfully appropriate the merchandise or to deprive the owner or person lawfully entitled to its possession.
B. 
Concealment of merchandise. A person commits the crime of concealment of merchandise if that person knowingly conceals upon or about the person, with the intent to conceal it from the property owner or their agent or employee, any unpaid merchandise or thing of value while upon the premises where such merchandise or thing of value is kept for the purposes of sale, barter or storage.
C. 
"Consent" defined. As used in this section, the term "consent" shall mean express consent, or consent implied by possession of a sales ticket, slip or receipt issued for and accompanied by the article of merchandise or thing of value.
D. 
Upon conviction, violation of this section shall be punished as provided in section 8.15.010B
(GAAB 18.05.040; AO No. 89-52; AO No. 98-59(S), § 1, 5-19-1998; AO No. 2014-42, § 1, 6-21-2014)
A. 
A person commits theft by failure to make required disposition of funds received or held if
1. 
The person obtains property from anyone or personal services from an employee upon an agreement or subject to a known legal obligation to make specified payment or other disposition to a third person, whether from that property or its proceeds or from the person's own property to be reserved in equivalent amount; and
2. 
Exercises control over the property or services as the person's own and fails to make the required payment or disposition.
B. 
It is not a defense to a prosecution based on theft by failure to make required disposition of funds received or held that it may be impossible to identify particular property as belonging to the victim at the time of the defendant's failure to make the required payment or disposition.
C. 
In a prosecution based on theft by failure to make required disposition of funds received or held, the fact that the defendant was a fiduciary or an officer or employee of a government or a financial institution is prima facie evidence.
1. 
That the defendant exercised control over property or services as the defendant's own if the defendant failed to pay or account upon lawful demand or if an audit reveals a shortage or falsification of accounts; and
2. 
That the defendant knew of any legal obligation relevant under subsection A.1.
D. 
Upon conviction, violation of this section shall be punished as provided in section 8.15.010B.
(AO No. 2014-42, § 1, 6-21-2014)
A. 
A person commits theft by receiving if the person buys, receives, retains, conceals, or disposes of stolen property with reckless disregard that the property was stolen.
B. 
As used in this section, "receives" includes acquiring possession, control, or title, or lending on the security of the property.
C. 
Upon conviction, violation of this section shall be punished as provided in section 8.15.010B.
(AO No. 2014-42, § 1, 6-21-2014)
A. 
A person commits the crime of misapplication of property if the person knowingly misapplies property that has been entrusted to that person as a fiduciary or that is property of the government or a financial institution.
B. 
It is not a defense to a prosecution under this section that it may be impossible to identify particular property as belonging to the victim at the time of the defendant's misapplication.
C. 
For purposes of this section, "misapply" means to deal with or dispose of property contrary to
1. 
Law;
2. 
A judicial rule or order; or
3. 
The obligations of a fiduciary relationship.
D. 
Upon conviction, violation of this section shall be punished as provided in section 8.15.010B.
(AO No. 2014-42, § 1, 6-21-2014)