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Theft - Theft of Services - Tennessee Law

By Baker Associates

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The criminal defense attorneys at Baker Associates have successfully represented individuals charged with theft offenses in Tennessee. In Tennessee, offenses such as embezzlement, false pretense, fraudulent conversion, larceny, and receiving or concealing stolen property are consolidated under the offense of Theft. Theft offenses include Theft of Property, Theft of Services, Joyriding, Extortion, Forgery, Criminal Simulation, Hindering Secured Creditors, Fraud in Insolvency, and Worthless Checks. According to Tennessee Code Annotated § 39-14-104, a person commits Theft of Services who: (1) Intentionally obtains services by deception, fraud, coercion, false pretense or any other means to avoid payment for the services; (2) Having control over the disposition of services to others, knowingly diverts those services to the person's own benefit or to the benefit of another not entitled thereto; or (3) Knowingly absconds from establishments where compensation for services is ordinarily paid immediately upon the rendering of them, including, but not limited to, hotels, motels, and restaurants, without payment or bona fide offer to pay...continue to full post

Full post as published by Tennessee Criminal Lawyer Blog on December 11, 2008 (boomark / email).