"George Patterson" wrote in message
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Gary Drescher wrote:
"George Patterson" wrote in message
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John Larson wrote:

If he stole the plane, and then went joyriding in it, that's not a theft
in most States either.

That's grand theft in every State in which I've lived. That would be
Tennessee, Georgia, both Carolinas, and New Jersey.

Are you sure? How do you know?

Well, let's look.
...

Cool, thanks for the useful info!

However, in the TN code, I find:
"39-14-106. Unauthorized use of automobiles and other vehicles--Joyriding. A
person commits a Class A misdemeanor who takes another's automobile,
airplane, motorcycle, bicycle, boat or other vehicle without the consent of
the owner and the person does not have the intent to deprive the owner
thereof."

Note that a crash that destroys the vehicle would not keep the joyriding
statute from being applicable, unless the perpetrator had the *intent* to
cause such a crash.

I haven't checked the other states' statutes, but suffice it to say that
even among the states you've lived in, it is not unheard of for the law to
consider unauthorized joyriding in a car or plane to be less serious than
grand theft.

--Gary