§ 8.10.060. Embezzlement.

(a)

Any bailee of any money, or other property, valued at an amount not exceeding $250.00, who shall convert the same to his own use, with the intent to steal the same or to defraud the owner thereof, shall be guilty of misdemeanor embezzlement, and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to a fine not exceeding $1,000.00 and/or incarceration for not more than six months.

(b)

The term "bailee," as used in this section, means:

(1)

All persons with whom any money or other property has been deposited;

(2)

All persons to whom any money or other property has been entrusted, loaned, or hired;

(3)

All persons to whom money or other property shall be delivered, for any purpose whatsoever; and

(4)

All persons who shall as agent, collector, or servant be empowered, authorized, or entrusted to carry, collect, or receive any money or other property of another.

(c)

Any use of any money or other property by any bailee thereof, other than that use for which the same was in the custody of the bailee, shall be prima facie evidence of conversion and of intent to steal the same or to defraud the owner thereof.

(d)

If any person whosoever, to whom any money or other property shall be entrusted for any purpose whatsoever, by his employer or any other person or corporation, by whom he may be entrusted, shall withdraw himself and shall go away with the money or other property, or any part thereof, it shall be prima facie evidence of the intent to steal the same or defraud his employer or any other person thereof.

(Ord. No. 2805, § 1 (11.12.005), 2-11-80; Ord. No. 3958, § 1, 5-22-90)

State law reference

Similar provisions, NRS 205.300, 205.305.