§ 74-96. Receiving, concealing, stolen, etc., property.

(a)

A person who buys, receives, possesses, conceals, or aids in the concealment of stolen, embezzled, or converted money, goods, or property knowing the money, goods, or property to be stolen, embezzled or converted is guilty of a misdemeanor, if the value of the stolen, embezzled, or converted money, goods, or property is $200.00 or less.

(b)

A person who is a dealer in or collector of merchandise or personal property, or the agent, employee, or representative of a dealer or collector who fails to make reasonable inquiry that the person selling or delivering the stolen, embezzled, or converted property to the dealer or collector has a legal right to do so or who buys or receives stolen, embezzled, or converted property which has a registration, serial, or other identifying number altered or obliterated on an external surface of the property, shall be presumed to have bought or received the property knowing the property to be stolen, embezzled, or converted. This presumption may be rebutted by proof.

(Code 1963, § 9.102(46); Ord. No. 1700, 3-22-99)

State law reference

Similar provisions, MCL 750.535.