Penalties for theft of farm products.

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(1) If farm products are contracted for sale to an out-of-state purchaser, the purchaser is subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state in accordance with section 13-1-124 (1)(a). The seller is entitled to all remedies at law in seeking the return of the farm products when the purchaser takes delivery of the products but is unable or refuses to make payment for the products and the products have been physically removed to another state. The court shall give the action priority on the court's docket.

(2) If a person purchases farm products in this state and removes the products to another state and issues a check in payment for those products knowing there are insufficient funds, as defined in section 18-5-205 (1)(d), to pay for the products, the person commits theft of farm products and shall be punished as provided in section 18-4-401 (2).

Source: L. 2020: Entire article amended with relocations, (HB 20-1213), ch. 160, p. 753, § 2, effective June 29.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 35-37-121 as it existed prior to 2020.


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