76-9-1410. Obtaining a benefit from a confidence game.
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Effective 5/7/2025
76-9-1410. Obtaining a benefit from a confidence game.
(1)Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-9-1401 apply to this section.
(2)An actor commits obtaining a benefit from a confidence game if the actor knowingly obtains or attempts to obtain from another individual money or property by any means, instrument, or device commonly referred to as a confidence game.
(3)A violation of Subsection
(2)is:
(a)a second degree felony if the value of what the actor obtains is or exceeds $5,000;
(b)a third degree felony if the value of what the actor obtains is or exceeds $1,500 but is less than $5,000;
(c)a class A misdemeanor if the value of what the actor obtains is or exceeds $500 but is less than $1,500; or
(d)a class B misdemeanor if the value of what the actor obtains is less than $500.
(4)An indictment, information, or complaint under this section shall be deemed and held to contain a sufficient description of the offense if the indictment, information, or complaint contains:
(a)the date that the actor is accused of unlawfully and knowingly obtaining money or property from another individual;
(b)the name of the individual from whom the actor is accused of obtaining money or property;
(c)a description of the money or property obtained by the actor from the individual; and
(d)a description of the confidence game the actor used to obtain the money or property from the individual.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 173 , 2025 General Session