TITLE 18

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS

CHAPTER 24

THEFT

18-2405.  Proof of fraudulent intent in procuring food, lodging or other accommodations. Proof that lodging, food or other accommodation was obtained by any deception or false pretense, or by any false or fictitious show or pretense of any baggage or other property, or that any person absconded without paying or offering to pay for such food, lodging or other accommodation, or that any such person surreptitiously removed, or attempted to remove, his or her baggage, shall be prima facie proof of the intent necessary for the theft of the same.

History:

[18-2405, added 1981, ch. 183, sec. 2, p. 324.]