is it trust that if you steal something and no one reports it in 7 years it is yours?

Question

haha. read that in a blog and wondered if that was true

for example: a necklace from claires. or something like that

Answer 1

HA HA HA. No, theft is theft. Now if you FIND something, and nobody claims it, after you turned it in to the police, It's between 6 months and a year, and it's yours.

Answer 2

You may be outside the statute of limitations for a charge against the evil doer (if there was any evidence in the first place), but the property (if found) still belongs to the legal owner, regardless of the time that passes by. Example: expensive artwork and artifacts that disappear for decades are suddenly found, or someone snitches someone else that has it, and it goes back to the original owner.

Answer 3

Standard legal answer: it depends.

It depends on when it was taken, the circumstances at the time it was taken, who you took it from, how much it's worth, what you did with it during the interim, and most importantly what state and federal laws apply.

That's why attorneys get licensed to answer these type of questions based on specific facts. If you want to trust random anonymous opinions on the internet, your choice....

Answer 4

stealing is wrong and one day you look in the mirror and see a thief. it does not matter the value. then if you take lie detector test and someone asks if you ever stole that could haunt you. better not to do it - you don't want to give up a career for some minor indiscretion do you?

Answer 5

If the statute of limitations has expired, you cannot be prosecuted for a crime. But that does not mean the item is "yours". If the owner is able to prove you stole it, he can still get it back through a civil court action (lawsuit).

Answer 6

no you stole somthing and is theft ever yours-ye reap what ye sow-think of all you have lost since you took it-let Jesus into your heart to help u do right-i was a thief once -i justified it but it cost me more than i got-now i let Jesus into my heart and got a new start-Revelation 3 vs 19&20 Behold i stand at each heart door and knock, if u let me in -i will deliver from sin and become your friend-amen"

Answer 7

more like 7 months

Answer 8

what planet did you just arrive from? 7 yrs or 70 yrs you get caught having done the crime you will do the time

Answer 9

Possession is 9/10ths of the LAW...

Answer 10

Decent, ethical human beings do not steal.