76-6-410 - Theft by person having custody of property pursuant to repair or rental agreement.
76-6-410. Theft by person having custody of property pursuant to repair or rentalagreement.
A person is guilty of theft if:
(1) Having custody of property pursuant to an agreement between himself or another andthe owner thereof whereby the actor or another is to perform for compensation a specific servicefor the owner involving the maintenance, repair, or use of such property, he intentionally uses oroperates it, without the consent of the owner, for his own purposes in a manner constituting agross deviation from the agreed purpose; or
(2) Having custody of any property pursuant to a rental or lease agreement where it is tobe returned in a specified manner or at a specified time, intentionally fails to comply with theterms of the agreement concerning return so as to render such failure a gross deviation from theagreement.
Enacted by Chapter 196, 1973 General Session