14 yr old pilot

Section 13A-8-11
Unauthorized use of vehicle; unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle.
(a) A person commits the crime of unauthorized use of a vehicle if:

(1) Knowing that he does not have the consent of the owner, he takes,
operates, exercises control over or otherwise uses a propelled vehicle; or

(2) Having custody of propelled vehicle pursuant to an agreement between
himself or another and the owner thereof whereby the actor or another is to
perform for compensation a specific service for the owner involving the
maintenance, repair or use of the vehicle, he intentionally uses or operates
it, without the consent of the owner, for his own purpose in a manner
constituting a gross deviation from the agreed purpose; or

(3) Having custody of a propelled vehicle pursuant to an agreement with the
owner thereof whereby it is to be returned to the owner at a specified time,
he knowingly retains or withholds possession thereof, without the consent of
the owner, for so lengthy a period beyond the specified time as to render
the retention or possession a gross deviation from the agreement.

(4) Unauthorized use of a vehicle is a Class A misdemeanor, except that if a
person by force or threat of force takes, operates, usurps or exercises
control over a propelled vehicle with an operator or one or more passengers
aboard he is guilty of a Class B felony.

(b) A person commits the crime of unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle
if, without the consent of the owner, he breaks into and enters a vehicle or
any part of a vehicle with the intent to commit any felony or theft. For the
purposes of this section, "enters" means to intrude:

(1) Any part of the body; or

(2) Any physical object connected with the body.

(3) Unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle is a Class C felony.


Section 13A-8-3
Theft of property in the first degree.
(a) The theft of property which exceeds two thousand five hundred dollars
($2,500) in value, or property of any value taken from the person of
another, constitutes theft of property in the first degree.

(b) The theft of a motor vehicle, regardless of its value, constitutes theft
of property in the first degree.

(c) Theft of property in the first degree is a Class B felony.

Taken from the State of Alabama website concerning laws in that state.
I sure ain't a lawyer but from the statutes I read these seem to be the most
likely charges...if a DA wants to get the kid. I am sure a good DA could add
another half dozen or so charges as well. So the taking of his mom's van
would be a Class A misdemeanor, the airplane however would be a Class B
felony. Of course his mom could refuse to press the theft charges for the
van, but it still leaves the young lad in a jam.

Patrick
student SPL
aircraft structural mech


"George Patterson" wrote in message
news:Sfpte.20872$ej1.16080@trndny09...
Larry Dighera wrote:

Which would those be?

Stealing an item worth over a certain amount of money is grand larceny.
I'm quite sure both the aircraft and the car qualify.