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111 Theft and Fraud _ 545.02
<br />545.02 DETERMINING PROPERTY VALUE IN THEFT OFFENSE.
<br />(a) If more than one item of property or service is involved in a theft offense, the
<br />value of the property or services involved for the purpose of determining the value is the aggregate
<br />value of all property or services involved in the offense.
<br />(b) (1) When a series of offenses under Section 545.05, or a series of violations
<br />of, attempts to commit a violation of, conspiracies to violate, or
<br />complicity in violations of Section 545.05, 545.06, or 545.08,
<br />545.10(b)(1) or (2), or Section 545.15 or 545.20 involving a victim who
<br />is an elderly person or disabled adult, is committed by the offender in the
<br />offender's same employment, capacity, or relationship to another, all of
<br />those offenses shall be tried as a single offense. The value of the property
<br />or services involved in the series of offenses for the purpose of
<br />determining the value is the aggregate value of all property and services
<br />involved in all offenses in the series.
<br />(2) If an offender commits a series of offenses under Section 545.05 that
<br />involves a common course of conduct to defraud multiple victims, all of
<br />the offenses may be tried as a single offense. If an offender is being tried
<br />for the commission of a series of violations of, attempts to commit a
<br />violation of, conspiracies to violate, or complicity in violations of Section
<br />545.05, 545.06 or 545.08, Section 545.10(b)(1) or (2), or Section 545.15
<br />or 545.20, whether committed against one victim or more than one victim,
<br />involving a victim who is an elderly person or disabled adult, pursuant to
<br />a scheme or course of conduct, all of those offenses may be tried as a
<br />single offense. If the offenses are tried as a single offense, the value of
<br />the property or services involved for the purpose of determining the value
<br />is the aggregate value of all property and services involved in all of the
<br />offenses in the course of conduct.
<br />(3) In prosecuting a single offense under subsection (b)(1) or (2), it is not
<br />necessary to separately allege and prove each offense in the series.
<br />Rather, it is sufficient to allege and prove that the offender, within a given
<br />span of time, committed one or more theft offenses in the offender's same
<br />- employment, capacity, or relationship to another as described in
<br />subsection (b)(1) of this section or that involve a common course of
<br />conduct to defraud multiple victims or a scheme or course of conduct as
<br />described in subsection (b)(2) of this section.
<br />(c) The following criteria shall be used in determining the value of property or
<br />services involved in a theft offense:
<br />(1) The value of an heirloom, memento, collector's item, antique, museum
<br />piece, manuscript, document, record or other thing that has mtrinsic
<br />worth to its owner and that is either irreplaceable or is replaceable only
<br />on the expenditure of substantial time, effort or money, is the amount that
<br />would compensate the owner for its loss.
<br />(2) The value of personal effects and household goods, and of materials,
<br />supplies, equipment and fixtures used in the profession, business, trade,
<br />occupation or avocation of its owner, which property is not covered under
<br />subsection (c)(1) hereof, and which retains substantial utility for its
<br />purpose regardless of its age or condition, is the cost of replacing the
<br />property with new property of like kind and quality.
<br />2000 Replacement
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