(a) A person is guilty of the offense of Embezzlement when they unlawfully take property or funds which have been entrusted to them.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, Embezzlement is a First-Degree Misdemeanor.

(c) If the Embezzlement 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 Third-Degree Felony.

(d) If the Embezzlement 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 Second-Degree Felony.

(e) It is no defense to a prosecution for Embezzlement 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), § 107.09

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