Alabama § 13A-8-6 - Theft of Lost Property - Definition.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 13A-8-6 — Theft of Lost Property - Definition., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13A-8-6. Theft of Lost Property - Definition.
A person commits the crime of theft of lost property if he actively obtains or exerts control over the property of another which he knows to have been lost or mislaid, or to have been delivered under a mistake as to the identity of the recipient or as to the nature or the amount of the property, and with intent to deprive the owner permanently of it, he fails to take reasonable measures to discover and notify the owner.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 13A-8-6 ("Theft of Lost Property - Definition.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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