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Ohio Rev. Code § 2913.51 (2026)

Receiving stolen property

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July 1, 2013
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House Bill 51 - 130th General Assembly
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(A) No person shall receive, retain, or dispose of property of another knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the property has been obtained through commission of a theft offense.

(B) It is not a defense to a charge of receiving stolen property in violation of this section that the property was obtained by means other than through the commission of a theft offense if the property was explicitly represented to the accused person as being obtained through the commission of a theft offense.

(C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of receiving stolen property. Except as otherwise provided in this division or division (D) of this section, receiving stolen property is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the value of the property involved is one thousand dollars or more and is less than seven thousand five hundred dollars, if the property involved is any of the property listed in section 2913.71 of the Revised Code, receiving stolen property is a felony of the fifth degree. If the property involved is a motor vehicle, as defined in section 4501.01 of the Revised Code, if the property involved is a dangerous drug, as defined in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code, if the value of the property involved is seven thousand five hundred dollars or more and is less than one hundred fifty thousand dollars, or if the property involved is a firearm or dangerous ordnance, as defined in section 2923.11 of the Revised Code, receiving stolen property is a felony of the fourth degree. If the value of the property involved is one hundred fifty thousand dollars or more, receiving stolen property is a felony of the third degree.

(D) Except as provided in division (C) of this section with respect to property involved in a violation of this section with a value of seven thousand five hundred dollars or more, if the property involved in violation of this section is a special purchase article as defined in section 4737.04 of the Revised Code or a bulk merchandise container as defined in section 4737.012 of the Revised Code, a violation of this section is receiving a stolen special purchase article or articles or receiving a stolen bulk merchandise container or containers, a felony of the fifth degree.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 904 cases (259 in the last 5 years), 1981–2026 · leading case: State v. Shue, 646 N.E.2d 1156 (Ohio Ct. App. 1994).
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State v. Shue, 646 N.E.2d 1156 (Ohio Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 7× “141), and one count of receiving stolen property (R.C. 2913.51), with both a firearm specification (R.”
State v. Davis, 550 N.E.2d 966 (Ohio Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 5× “, receiving stolen property in violation of R.C. 2913.51 with violence specification.”
State v. Darazim, 2014 Ohio 5304 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 6× “Facts and Procedural History {¶ 2} By indictment filed May 20, 2013, plaintiff-appellee, the State of Ohio, charged appellant with five counts of receiving stolen property in violation of R.C. 2913.51, all felonies of the fifth degree.”
State v. Evans, 2020 Ohio 3968 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 6× “Accordingly, we find Counts 15 and 21 are allied offenses of similar import. We now address whether the theft offenses should have merged with the aggravated robbery offense charged in Count 5.”
State v. Jamison, 2016 Ohio 5122 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 5× “51(A) provides that “[n]o person shall receive, retain, or dispose of property of another knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the property has been obtained through commission of a theft offense.” Receiving stolen property is a felony of the fifth degree “if the…”
State v. Beverly (Slip Opinion), 2015 Ohio 219 (Ohio 2015). · cites it 4× “Or conduct constituting a violation of receiving stolen property under Ohio Revised Code Section 2913.51, that is a felony of the first, second, third or fourth degree.”
State v. Braxton, 656 N.E.2d 970 (Ohio Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 4× “This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction from the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas stemming from a jury verdict finding defendant-appellant, Charles Braxton, guilty, as indicted, of receiving stolen property, a motor vehicle, in violation of R.C. 2913.51, together…”
State v. Jones, 2022 Ohio 1169 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 6× “DL-18-111267, the state of Ohio filed a 14-count complaint in the Juvenile Division of the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court that alleged Jones engaged in offenses that, if committed by an adult, would constitute five counts of receiving stolen property in violation of R.C.…”
State v. Wolfe, 2020 Ohio 5501 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 2× “331; receiving stolen property, a fourth degree felony, in violation of R.C. §2913.51; and failure to stop after an accident, a fourth degree felony, in violation of R.”
State v. Burns, 2014 Ohio 4625 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 4× “{¶ 2} On December 17, 2012, a Clinton County grand jury returned an indictment charging Burns with receiving stolen property in violation of R.C. 2913.51(A), a fourth-degree Clinton CA2013-10-019 felony under R.”
State v. Boyce, 2020 Ohio 3573 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 6× “12(A)(3) F3 McCready 2 Receiving Stolen Property R.C. 2913.51(A) F5 McCready 3 Burglary R.”
State v. Link, 2022 Ohio 2067 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 6× “Indictment, changes of plea, and disputes with appointed counsel {¶12} On January 14, 2021, appellant was charged by indictment as follows: Count I, receiving stolen property pursuant to R.C. 2913.51(A); Count II, receiving stolen property pursuant to R.”
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— Ohio Rev. Code § 2913.51(1) — 1 case
State v. Jung, 2018 Ohio 1514 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2913.51(A) — 623 cases
State v. Jones, 2022 Ohio 1169 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). “DL-18-111267, the state of Ohio filed a 14-count complaint in the Juvenile Division of the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court that alleged Jones engaged in offenses that, if committed by an adult, would constitute five counts of receiving stolen property in violation of R.C.…”
State v. Evans, 2020 Ohio 3968 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020). “Accordingly, we find Counts 15 and 21 are allied offenses of similar import. We now address whether the theft offenses should have merged with the aggravated robbery offense charged in Count 5.”
State v. Boyce, 2020 Ohio 3573 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020). “12(A)(3) F3 McCready 2 Receiving Stolen Property R.C. 2913.51(A) F5 McCready 3 Burglary R.”
State v. Link, 2022 Ohio 2067 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). “Indictment, changes of plea, and disputes with appointed counsel {¶12} On January 14, 2021, appellant was charged by indictment as follows: Count I, receiving stolen property pursuant to R.C. 2913.51(A); Count II, receiving stolen property pursuant to R.”
State v. Anders, 2017 Ohio 2589 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2913.51(A)(C) — 21 cases
State v. Sheets, 2018 Ohio 996 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018).
State v. Brown, 2023 Ohio 3906 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023).
State v. Vari, 2010 Ohio 1300 (Ohio Ct. App. 2010).
Mavroudis v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., 2017 Ohio 8649 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017).
State v. Barnette, 2014 Ohio 5405 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2913.51(B) — 13 cases
State v. Finch, 723 N.E.2d 147 (Ohio Ct. App. 1998).
State v. Braxton, 656 N.E.2d 970 (Ohio Ct. App. 1995). “This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction from the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas stemming from a jury verdict finding defendant-appellant, Charles Braxton, guilty, as indicted, of receiving stolen property, a motor vehicle, in violation of R.C. 2913.51, together…”
State v. Coburn, 616 N.E.2d 567 (Ohio Ct. App. 1992).
State ex rel. Hattie v. Goldhardt, 630 N.E.2d 696 (Ohio 1994).
State v. Awad, 843 N.E.2d 201 (Ohio Ct. App. 2005).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2913.51(C) — 40 cases
State v. Adams, 2009 Ohio 6863 (Ohio Ct. App. 2009).
State v. Burns, 2014 Ohio 4625 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014). “{¶ 2} On December 17, 2012, a Clinton County grand jury returned an indictment charging Burns with receiving stolen property in violation of R.C. 2913.51(A), a fourth-degree Clinton CA2013-10-019 felony under R.”
State v. Darazim, 2014 Ohio 5304 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014). “Facts and Procedural History {¶ 2} By indictment filed May 20, 2013, plaintiff-appellee, the State of Ohio, charged appellant with five counts of receiving stolen property in violation of R.C. 2913.51, all felonies of the fifth degree.”
State v. Johnson, 2020 Ohio 4077 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020).
State v. Gordon, 2017 Ohio 7147 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2913.51(D) — 1 case
State v. Gordon, 2017 Ohio 7147 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017).
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