It becomes a criminal act when one deals in stolen property knowing it has been stolen. That the property was stolen. That the defendant trafficked in or initiated, organized, planned, financed, directed, managed or supervised trafficking in stolen property. That in doing those acts the defendant acted knowingly. The first element that the State must prove beyond a reasonable doubt is that the property was stolen.
Property means anything of value.
1 Stolen property means property that has been the subject of any unlawful taking. The second element that the State must prove beyond a reasonable doubt is that the defendant trafficked in or initiated, organized, planned, financed, directed, managed or supervised trafficking in stolen property. The third element that the State must prove beyond a reasonable doubt is that the defendant acted knowingly in trafficking in or initiating, organizing, planning, financing, directing, managing or supervising trafficking in stolen property. You must realize that knowledge is a state of mind which can be determined by drawing an inference from one's conduct, words or actions, and from all of the surrounding circumstances. If you find proof that a person buying or selling property of the sort received, obtained such property without having ascertained by reasonable inquiry that the person from whom he obtained it had a legal right to possess or control it, you may infer that such person knew that it had been stolen.