Statutes | Muscogee (Creek) Nation Code Title 14, Chapter 2, Subchapter 4 ยง2-416 | 2018

In this subchapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

A. ''Appropriate'' means:

1. In relation to property, to take, obtain, conceal or to bring about a transfer or purported transfer of title or interest

2. In relation to property other than real property, to use in a manner not authorized by the true owner or possessor or to exercise control over the property

3. In relation to property other than real property, to receive, retain or dispose of property which the Actor knows or should know was stolen or otherwise illegally obtained

4. In relation to property that has been lost or mislaid, such property is appropriated if the circumstances give the finder knowledge or reasonable means of inquiry as to the person entitled to have the property and the finder fails to make a reasonable effort to find the person entitled to have the property and restore the property to that person or

5. In relation to services, to secure performance of services, or to use in a manner not authorized by the person entitled to the services, or to use in a manner not authorized by the person providing the services.

B. ''Deception'' means making a false representation of a past or present fact.

C. ''Permanently deprive'' means:

1. To withhold forever property from the person entitled to have the property or for such a period of time that a major portion of the value or enjoyment of the property is lost to that person

2. To use or dispose of property in a manner that makes recovery of the property unlikely by the person entitled to have the property or

3. To accept or use services without giving proper consideration in return and without reasonable justification or excuse for not giving proper consideration.

D. ''Property'' means any real or personal property of value including the following:

1. Property severed from the land

2. Cancellation of a legal obligation

3. Checks, credit cards, debit cards, money or documents

4. Animals, birds and fish and which are not free in nature

5. Trade secrets

6. Computer data in any form

7. The rights to record or authorize the recording of any live or broadcast performance not yet fixed in a tangible medium of expression or

8. The master or original of any sound or audiovisual recording or other material now known or later developed on which sounds or images are or can be recorded or otherwise stored.

E. ''Services'' includes labor, professional assistance, public utilities, telephone services, transportation, food, drink, entertainment, lodging or leased premises, cable television or other similar services.

[NCA 10&ndash053, approved May 27, 2010.]