{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-514.140","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 514.140","heading":"Theft of mail matter.","body":"(1) A person is guilty of theft of mail matter when with intent to deprive the owner\nthereof he or she:\n(a) Steals;\n(b) By fraud or deception obtains;\n(c) Embezzles;\n(d) Conceals;\n(e) Damages; or\n(f) Destroys;\nany mail matter of another (including but not lim ited to any letter, postal card,\npackage, bag, or other item) from any letterbox, mail receptacle, or other authorized\ndepository for mail matter, or from a letter carrier, postal vehicle, or private mail\nbox or which has been left for collection or delive ry adjacent thereto by the United\nStates Postal Service, common carrier, or delivery service.\n(2) Theft of mail matter is a Class D felony.","path":["KRS Chapter 514"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=52751","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:02Z","sha256":"e4006b58316cbc2213d00a4db40c70657d5d96aeddbc7a39ade2d3c8e39f96fc","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-514.130","next":"us-ky/krs-514.150"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}