(a) A person is guilty of the offense of Embezzlement of Government Property when they, as a government official or member of staff, unlawfully take property or funds belonging to the federal government which have been entrusted to them, or to which they have access.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, Embezzlement of Government Property is a Third-Degree Felony.

(c) If the Embezzlement of Government Property involved the unlawful taking of property or funds for which the value exceeds one thousand (1,000) Kramers but does not exceed ten thousand (10,000) Kramers, the offense shall be enhanced, and it is a Second-Degree Felony.

(d) If the Embezzlement of Government Property involved the unlawful taking of property or funds for which the value exceeds ten thousand (10,000) Kramers, the offense shall be enhanced, and it is a First-Degree Felony.

(e) It is no defense to a prosecution for Embezzlement of Government Property that the Defendant unlawfully took the property, but intended to return it at a later date.

Section History

Added: [Stat. 26-29, Kramerian Revised Criminal Code Act of 2026**)](https://ols.krameria.xyz/Stat-26-29-Kramerian-Revised-Criminal-Code-Act-of-2026-402b2321706548ffb2acd375eddb8ecd), § 103.07

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