Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 3-401 - Definitions(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.(b) "Deprive" means to withhold property of another: (2) for a period that results in the appropriation of a part of the property's value;(3) with the purpose to restore it only on payment of a reward or other compensation; or(4) to dispose of the property or use or deal with the property in a manner that makes it unlikely that the owner will recover it.(c) "Obtain" means:(1) in relation to property, to bring about a transfer of interest in or possession of the property; and(2) in relation to a service, to secure the performance of the service.(d)(1) "Property" means anything of value.(2) "Property" includes: (iii) a commercial instrument;(iv) an admission or transportation ticket;(v) a written instrument representing or embodying rights concerning anything of value, or services, or anything otherwise of value to the owner;(vi) a thing growing on, affixed to, or found on land, or that is part of or affixed to any building;(vii) electricity, gas, and water;(viii) a bird, animal, or fish that ordinarily is kept in a state of confinement;(x) a sample, culture, microorganism, or specimen;(xi) a record, recording, document, blueprint, drawing, map, or a whole or partial copy, description, photograph, prototype, or model of any of them;(xii) an article, material, device, substance, or a whole or partial copy, description, photograph, prototype, or model of any of them that represents evidence of, reflects, or records a secret:1. scientific, technical, merchandising, production, or management information; or2. designed process, procedure, formula, invention, trade secret, or improvement;(xiii) a financial instrument; and(xiv) information, electronically produced data, and a computer software or program in a form readable by machine or individual.(e) "Robbery" retains its judicially determined meaning except that:(1) robbery includes obtaining the service of another by force or threat of force; and(2) robbery requires proof of intent to withhold property of another:(ii) for a period that results in the appropriation of a part of the property's value;(iii) with the purpose to restore it only on payment of a reward or other compensation; or(iv) to dispose of the property or use or deal with the property in a manner that makes it unlikely that the owner will recover it.(f) "Service" includes: (1) labor or professional service;(2) telecommunication, public utility, toll facility, or transportation service;(3) lodging, entertainment, or restaurant service; and(4) the use of computers, data processing, or other equipment.