KRS 514.030       THEFT BY UNLAWFUL TAKING OR

                           DISPOSITION - PENALTIES (KY)

1. (1)Except as otherwise provided in KRS 217.181 or 218A.1418,
   

a person is guilty of theft by unlawful taking or disposition when he unlawfully:

1. (a)Takes or exercises control over movable property of another
   

     with intent to deprive him thereof; or

2. (b)Obtains immovable property of another or any interest therein   
   

     with intent to benefit himself or another not entitled thereto.

2. (2)Theft by unlawful taking or disposition is a Class A misdemeanor unless the value of the property is five hundred dollars($500)   
   

     or more, in which case it is a Class D felony; or unless:

1. (a)The property is a firearm (regardless of the value of the firearm),
   

     in which case it is a Class D felony;

2. (b)The property is anhydrous ammonia (regardless of the value of
   

    the ammonia), in which case it is a Class D felony unless it is   

    proven that the person violated this section with the intent to        

    manufacture methamphetamine in violation of KRS 218A.1432, in   

    which case it is a Class B felony for the first offense and a Class A   

    felony for each subsequent offense; or

100. (c)The value of the property is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or
     

    more, in which case it is a Class C felony.

THEFT OR LARCENY