2025 Georgia Codes – Page 76

16-7-94

Chapter 8
Offenses Involving Theft

16-8-1

Theft - Definitions

As used in this article, the term:
(1) “Deprive” means, without justification:
(A) To withhold property of another permanently or temporarily; or
(B) To dispose of the property so as to make it unlikely that the owner will recover it.
(2) “Financial institution” means a bank, insurance company, credit union, building and loan association,
investment trust, or other organization held out to the public as a place of deposit of funds or medium of sav-
ings or collective investment.
(3) “Property of another” includes property in which any person other than the accused has an interest but
does not include property belonging to the spouse of an accused or to them jointly.

16-8-2

Taking - Theft by

Theft by takingTheft - By taking

A person commits the offense of theft by taking when he unlawfully takes or, being in lawful possession
thereof, unlawfully appropriates any property of another with the intention of depriving him of the property,
regardless of the manner in which the property is taken or appropriated.