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§ 5-37-520. Misrepresentation of nature of business

(a) It is unlawful for any person, firm, association, or corporation to misrepresent the true nature of its business by use of the words “manufacturer”, “wholesaler”, “retailer”, or a word of similar import or for any person, firm, association, or corporation to represent itself as selling at wholesale or to use the word “wholesale” in […]

§ 5-37-521. Farm implements — Removal or alteration of serial number

(a) Any person who knowingly buys, receives, disposes of, sells, offers for sale, or has in his or her possession any tractor, trailer, or other farm implement or engine removed from the tractor or farm implement from which the manufacturer’s serial or engine number or other distinguishing number or identification mark or number placed on […]

§ 5-37-522. Tobacco — Removal of serial number on container

(a) It is unlawful for any person to remove, obliterate, or otherwise render unreadable the manufacturer’s serial number or code number on any case, carton, package, or other container of any tobacco product. (b) Any person violating a provision of this section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

§ 5-37-525. Defrauding a materialman

(a) A person commits the offense of defrauding a materialman if, being the principal contractor or subcontractor, the person knowingly or wilfully with the purpose to defraud fails to pay any supplier or subcontractor for a material or good furnished to the project within thirty (30) days of final receipt of payment under the contract. […]

§ 5-38-101. Definitions

As used in this chapter: (1) “Catastrophe” means: (A) Serious physical injury or death to five (5) or more persons; or (B) Substantial damage to five (5) or more occupiable structures or property loss in excess of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000); (2) (A) “Occupiable structure” means a vehicle, building, or other structure: (i) In […]

§ 5-38-202. Causing a catastrophe — Threatening to cause a catastrophe

(a) (1) A person commits the offense of causing a catastrophe if he or she knowingly causes a catastrophe by: (A) Explosion; (B) Fire; (C) Flood; (D) Avalanche; (E) Collapse of building; (F) Distribution of a poison, radioactive material, bacteria, or virus; or (G) Another dangerous and difficult to confine force or substance. (2) Causing […]

§ 5-38-203. Criminal mischief in the first degree

(a) A person commits the offense of criminal mischief in the first degree if he or she purposely and without legal justification destroys or causes damage to any: (1) Property of another; or (2) Property, whether his or her own or property of another, for the purpose of collecting any insurance for the property. (b) […]

§ 5-38-204. Criminal mischief in the second degree

(a) A person commits criminal mischief in the second degree if the person: (1) Recklessly destroys or damages any property of another person; or (2) Purposely tampers with any property of another person and by the tampering causes substantial inconvenience to the owner or another person. (b) Criminal mischief in the second degree is a: […]

§ 5-38-205. Impairing the operation of a vital public facility

(a) A person commits the offense of impairing the operation of a vital public facility if, having no reasonable ground to believe he or she has a right to do so, the person knowingly causes a substantial interruption or impairment of an operation of a vital public facility by: (1) Damaging the property of another […]