(a) No person, with purpose to deprive the owner of property or services, shall knowingly obtain or exert control over either the property or services in any of the following ways:

(1) Without the consent of the owner or person authorized to give consent;

(2) Beyond the scope of the express or implied consent of the owner or person authorized to give consent;

(3) By deception;

(4) By threat;

(5) By intimidation.

(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of petty theft, a misdemeanor of the first degree. Petty theft is a felony and shall be prosecuted under appropriate State law if:

(1) The value of the property or services stolen is five hundred dollars ($500.00) or more; or

(2) The victim of the offense is an elderly person or disabled adult, or

(3) The property stolen is a firearm or dangerous ordnance, or

(4) The property stolen is a motor vehicle.

(ORC 2913.02)