514.140 Theft of mail matter. (1) A person is guilty of theft of mail matter when with intent to deprive the owner thereof he or she: (a) Steals; (b) By fraud or deception obtains; (c) Embezzles; (d) Conceals; (e) Damages; or (f) Destroys; any mail matter of another (including but not lim ited to any letter, postal card, package, bag, or other item) from any letterbox, mail receptacle, or other authorized depository for mail matter, or from a letter carrier, postal vehicle, or private mail box or which has been left for collection or delive ry adjacent thereto by the United States Postal Service, common carrier, or delivery service. (2) Theft of mail matter is a Class D felony. Effective: July 14, 2022 History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 97, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2022. -- Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 425, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1982.
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