§ 22-93. Same—Receiving or concealing stolen property.

(a)

A person shall not buy, receive, possess, conceal, or aid in the concealment of any stolen, embezzled or converted money, goods or property knowing, or having reason to know or reason to believe, that the money, goods, or property is stolen, embezzled or converted and the money, goods, or property has a value of less than $200.00.

(b)

Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not less than 93 days or a fine of not more than $500.00 or three times the value of the property purchased, received, possessed, or concealed, whichever is greater, or both imprisonment and a fine.

(c)

The values of property purchased, received, possessed, or concealed in separate incidents pursuant to a scheme or course of conduct within any 12-month period may be aggregated to determine the total value of property purchased, received, possessed, or concealed.

(d)

A person who is a dealer in or collector of merchandise or personal property, or the agent, employee, or representative of a dealer or collector of merchandise or personal property who fails to reasonably inquire whether the person selling or delivering the stolen, embezzled, or converted property to the dealer or collector has a legal right to do so or who buys or receives stolen, embezzled, or converted property that has a registration, serial, or other identifying number altered or obliterated on an external surface of the property, is presumed to have bought or received the property knowing the property is stolen, embezzled, or converted. This presumption is rebuttable.

(e)

It is not a defense to a charge under this section that the property was not stolen, embezzled, or converted property at the time of the violation if the property was explicitly represented to the accused person as being stolen, embezzled, or converted property.

(Code 1977, § 15-114; Ord. No. 252, 3-22-1999; Ord. No. 323, § 15-114, 3-12-2007)

State law reference

Similar provisions, MCL 750.535, 750.536.