Legal Question in Employment Law in District of Columbia
Employment
If a bin is placed outside of your door with broken computer equipment and the signage states do not remove from floor, if a person removes some items from the bin is that considered stealing?
Why or Why not?
Asked on 5/04/09, 8:47 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Travis Murrell
Travis A Murrell, Attorney at Law
Re: Employment
That is considered stealing. Whenever you take something that is not explicitly yours you are stealing. If the box was placed in the trash that would be a different matter. However, the sign definitely states that items are not to be removed. Therefore, to do so is stealing.
Answered on 5/04/09, 9:27 am
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