2007-01-20 01:44:49 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Just curious, wondering if it's illegal to be a scavenger of sorts
2007-01-20 01:45:45 · update #1
How about taking parts from a car that is abandoned as a result of theft and has been reported? Does it still classify in the category of theft? (in a way, to me at least, it seems less serious because you're technically the scavenger of what the predator has left behind)
2007-01-20 02:02:07 · update #2
Hate to sound like a wise guy, but the crime is called THEFT where I come from. Taking property that isn't yours.
How do you know for certain the car is abandoned? I've owned a fews cars in my life that looked abandoned any time you saw them,
If you had a bicycle on your back porch, & I noticed it had never moved from that spot for a year, does that mean it's abandoned? or that I have any right to take all or part of it?
Now ya know!! Hang in there....& don't do the crime if ya can't do the time!!
2007-01-20 01:53:56 · answer #1 · answered by SantaBud 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Under Sec 378 of Penal Code, Whoever, intending to take dishonestly any movable property out of the possession of any person without that person’s consent, moves that property in order to such taking, is said to commit theft.
Thus, if the abandoned car belong to someone, it's considered theft. In the case where the ownership cannot be traced, it's still can be an offence under Sec 403 of Penal Code "Dishonest misappropriation of property".
2007-01-21 14:08:23 · answer #2 · answered by Tan D 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Whether the car was stolen or not, the car and the parts that belong on the car do not belong to you. If you take anything from that car without permission from the owner, even no one knows who the owner is, you are commiting an act of theft of property.
2007-01-20 19:20:16 · answer #3 · answered by deftonehead778 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldnt try it. Fact is, it still belongs to someone. I saw an episode of Cops where a guy did the same thing your talking about and he got arrested and the car was really abandoned he wasnt just stealin parts.
2016-05-24 00:32:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is illegal to take parts off of an abandoned car that isn't yours, unless you have permission. This is called stealing. If the car is your own, then it is perfectly fine.
2007-01-20 01:51:11 · answer #5 · answered by Harry D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If noone sees you then do so.Or call a tow truck and tow the car to an invisible place to do so.Or better-Don't do it better go to the junkyard
2016-02-08 17:43:58 · answer #6 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it's illegal.
Crime: Theft due to you took property that you knew was not yours and deprived someone else of their property
2007-01-20 09:32:44 · answer #7 · answered by Steph 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, stealing is called theft or larceny!
2007-01-20 01:49:02 · answer #8 · answered by Bryan's Wife 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the car isn't yours than yes, it is stealing. Visit the junkyard if you are looking for spare parts.
2007-01-20 04:12:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋