Section 35-43-4-3 - Conversion(a) A person who knowingly or intentionally exerts unauthorized control over property of another person commits criminal conversion, a Class A misdemeanor.(b) The offense under subsection (a) is a Level 6 felony if committed by a person who exerts unauthorized control over the motor vehicle of another person with the intent to use the motor vehicle to assist the person in the commission of a crime.(c) The offense under subsection (a) is a Level 5 felony if:(1) committed by a person who exerts unauthorized control over the motor vehicle of another person; and(2) the person uses the motor vehicle to assist the person in the commission of a felony.(d) The offense under subsection (a) is a Level 6 felony if:(1) the person acquires the property by lease;(2) the property is a motor vehicle;(3) the person signs a written agreement to return the property to a specified location within a specified time; and(4) the person fails to return the property:(A) within thirty (30) days after the specified time; or(B) within three (3) days after a written demand for return of the property is either:(i) personally served on the person; or(ii) sent by registered mail to the person's address that is provided by the person in the written agreement.Amended by P.L. 158-2013, SEC. 467, eff. 7/1/2014.Amended by P.L. 227-2011, SEC. 1, eff. 7/1/2011.As added by Acts1976 , P.L. 148, SEC.3. Amended by Acts1977 , P.L. 340, SEC.46; P.L. 143-2005, SEC.2.