| Chapter 069 |
| 2022 -- H 7694 Enacted 06/15/2022 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- THEFT, EMBEZZLEMENT, FALSE PRETENSES, AND MISAPPROPRIATION |
Introduced By: Representative Robert E. Craven |
| Date Introduced: March 02, 2022 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 11-41-12 of the General Laws in Chapter 11-41 entitled "Theft, |
| Embezzlement, False Pretenses, and Misappropriation" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 11-41-12. Fraudulent conversion by agent or factor. |
| Every agent or factor who shall deposit or pledge any goods, wares, or merchandise or any |
| bill of lading, receipt, or certificate of a warehouse keeper or inspector, or any warrant or order for |
| the delivery of goods with which he or she shall have been entrusted, or which shall have been |
| consigned to him or her as a security for any money or other property borrowed or received by the |
| agent or factor, and shall apply or dispose of the proceeds to his or her own use, in violation of |
| good faith, and with intent to defraud any owner of the goods, shall be deemed and taken to be |
| guilty of a misdemeanor felony and shall be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) or |
| be imprisoned not exceeding five (5) years. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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