Posted in xn--kfs74mzzid01b.com edit by wktd on January 7th, 2009
please define the crime of stealing water from the house next door and
the jail term for that crimeWhat state did this happen in?
How much, in total dollar value, is the amount of the water she has stolen?
Is the source of the water being stolen part of the municial water
system, (supplied by the city water lines) or she stealing water that
is being pumped from your well?
Also, is the neighbor stealing water from YOUR service or illegally
hooked up to the city's water supply.I would say tutzdad is on the right track. It will depend on where you
live, i.e. which particular state, what the value of the stolen water
is, and how well you can document this. I would doubt that there would
be any jail term for a crime such as this, even if it was prosecuted.
Some places have stiff penalties for stealing from municipal services
like water and power, but usually only when stealing from the city,
not from another paying customer.state juristiction....?
my neighbor has been stealing my water for over one year and i have
the water bill and the date her service was shut- off for nonpayment.
what is the charge and how long may she serve in jail?Dear mock07-ga;
Thank you for allowing me to answer your interesting question.
?498. (b) Any person who, with intent to obtain for himself or herself
utility services without paying the full lawful charge therefore, or
with intent to enable another person to do so, or with intent to
deprive any utility of any part of the full lawful charge for utility
services it provides, commits, authorizes, solicits, aids, or abets
any of the following shall be guilty of a misdemeanor:
(1) Diverts or causes to be diverted utility services, by any means whatsoever.
(2) Prevents any utility meter, or other device used in determining
the charge for utility services, from accurately performing its
measuring function by tampering or by any other means.
(3) Tampers with any property owned by or used by the utility to
provide utility services.
(4) Makes or causes to be made any connection with or reconnection
with property owned or used by the utility to provide utility services
without the authorization or consent of the utility.
(5) Uses or receives the direct benefit of all or a portion of utility
services with knowledge or reason to believe that the diversion,
tampering, or unauthorized connection existed at the time of that use,
or that the use or receipt was otherwise without the authorization or
consent of the utility.
(c) In any prosecution under this section, the presence of any of the
following objects, circumstances, or conditions on premises controlled
by the customer or by the person using or receiving the direct benefit
of all or a portion of utility services obtained in violation of this
section shall permit an inference that the customer or person intended
to and did violate this section:
(1) Any instrument, apparatus, or device primarily designed to be used
to obtain utility services without paying the full lawful charge
therefore.
(2) Any meter that has been altered, tampered with, or bypassed so as
to cause no measurement or inaccurate measurement of utility services.
(d) If the value of all utility services obtained in violation of this
section totals more than four hundred dollars ($400) or if the
defendant has previously been convicted of an offense under this
section or any former section which would be an offense under this
section, or of an offense under the laws of another state or of the
United States which would have been an offense under this section if
committed in this state, then the violation is punishable by
imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or in the
state prison.
(e) This section shall not be construed to preclude the applicability
of any other provision of the criminal law of this state.?
Under Calfornia State Statutes misdemeanor theft, or petty theft, has
a prescribed punishment:
?490. Petty theft is punishable by fine not exceeding one thousand
dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding
six months, or both.?
CALIFORNIA CODES
PENAL CODE
SECTION 484-502.9
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As defined by the theft of services statutes above, if the amount
stolen exceeds $400 the potential penalties increase substantially to
up to one year imprisonment.
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California theft utility servicesIn what jurisdiction?i am impressed by clearifying and delivering a thorough answer in great time!
i have google answers on my favorites list for future use!juristiction: CA
dollar amount: 300.00
source: city water
paying costomer domestic water supply measured by seperate meterIt would also help if you could explain in what way someone is
"stealing water" from their neighbor.
tutuzdad-gaThat should read: "municipal water system", sorry.#If you have any other info about this subject , Please add it free.# |
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