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title: O.C.G.A. § 16-8-6. Theft of lost or mislaid property.
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# O.C.G.A. § 16-8-6. Theft of lost or mislaid property.

A person commits the offense of theft of lost or mislaid property when he comes into control of property that he knows or learns to have been lost or mislaid and appropriates the property to his own use without first taking reasonable measures to restore the property to the owner.

## History

Code 1933, § 26-1805, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249, § 1.

## Law Reviews

For survey article on criminal law and procedure, see 34 Mercer L. Rev. 89 (1982).