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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) A person is guilty of theft of mail matter when with intent to deprive the owner thereof he or she:
(a) Steals;
(b) By fraud or deception obtains;
(c) Embezzles;
(d) Conceals;
(e) Damages; or
(f) Destroys;
any mail matter of another (including but not limited to any letter, postal card, package, bag, or other item) from any letterbox, mail receptacle, or other authorized depository for mail matter, or from a letter carrier, postal vehicle, or private mail box or which has been left for collection or delivery adjacent thereto by the United States Postal Service, common carrier, or delivery service.
(2) Theft of mail matter is a Class D felony.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title L. Kentucky Penal Code § 514.140.Theft of mail matter - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-l-kentucky-penal-code/ky-rev-st-sect-514-140/
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