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Theft from Interstate Shipment is a legal classification of crime used for Section 659 of Title 18 of the United States Code.It prohibits the theft or fraudulent acquisition of goods that are part of an interstate or international shipment, whether from the carrier or a holding area, and also the wilful buying, selling or possession of goods obtained in this way.
Section 2311 of Title 18 provides the definitions for certain words and phrases used in the Act. [2] For example, "money" is defined to include not just the legal tender of the U.S. or any foreign country, but also any counterfeit; "security" receives an expansive definition that also includes, among other things, not just "any instrument commonly known as a 'security,'" but also any forged ...
Textbook on Criminal Law. Oxford University Press: Oxford. (2005) ISBN 0-19-927918-7. Criminal Law Revision Committee. 8th Report. Theft and Related Offences. Cmnd. 2977; Law Commission Consultation Paper No.15. Fraud and Deception. (October, 1999) [permanent dead link ] Griew, Edward. Theft Acts 1968 & 1978, Sweet & Maxwell: London. ISBN 0 ...
The Laws of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (also known as the Pamphlet Laws or just Laws of Pennsylvania, as well as the Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania) is the compilation of session laws passed by the Pennsylvania General Assembly. [1]
There must be a deception. This has the same meaning as for section 15 (according to section 16(3) of the Theft Act 1968). See Deception (criminal law) and Obtaining property by deception#By any deception). There must be causation, as to which, see Deception (criminal law) and Obtaining property by deception#By any deception.
Title 18 of the United States Code is the main criminal code of the federal government of the United States. [1] The Title deals with federal crimes and criminal procedure.In its coverage, Title 18 is similar to most U.S. state criminal codes, typically referred to by names such as Penal Code, Criminal Code, or Crimes Code. [2]
Law of Pennsylvania; References External links ... Omits some titles, e.g. Title 18) This page was last edited on 4 April 2018, at 21:14 (UTC). Text is available ...
The modern concept is a deception and it is used as the common basis of the actus reus (the Latin for "guilty act") in the deception offences under the Theft Act 1968 and in the Theft Act 1978. The Fraud Act 2006 repealed these latter two acts and replaced deception offences with other offences.