New Orleans Criminal Defense Attorney
Elizabeth B. Carpenter, Esq. — New Orleans Premiere Criminal Defense Attorney
Serving Clients in Orleans Parish, St. Tammany Parish, St. John Parish, St. James Parish, St. Bernard Parish, St. Charles Parish, Assumption Parish, Tangipahoa Parish, Terrebonne Parish, Plaquemines Parish and Jefferson Parish.
Unauthorized Use of a Movable
Unauthorized use of a movable is the intentional taking or use of a movable which belongs to another, either without the other’s consent, or by means of fraudulent conduct, practices, or representations, but without any intention to deprive the other of the movable permanently. The fact that the movable so taken or used may be classified as an immovable, according to the law pertaining to civil matters, is immaterial.
Whoever commits the crime of unauthorized use of a movable having a value of $500.00 dollars or less shall be fined not more than $500.00 dollars, imprisoned for not more than 6 months, or both. Whoever commits the crime of unauthorized use of a movable having a value in excess of $500.00 dollars shall be fined not more than $5,000.00 dollars, imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than 5 years, or both.