(1) the suspect obtains the property of the victim with the intent to defraud them by:

(a) creating or confirming a false impression of the law, value, intention, or state of mind the suspect doesn't believe is true

(b) failing to correct a prior created/confirmed false impression

(c) preventing the victim from getting information pertinent to disposition of the involved property

(d) selling, transferring or encumbering property & failing to disclose a lien, adverse claim or other legal impediment to the enjoyment of property regardless of legitimacy

(e) promising performance that the suspect doesn't intend to perform or knows will not be performed

(2) 'Deception' doesn't include falsity about things having no monetary significance, or representations unlikely to deceive ordinary persons in addresses group. Note companion animals & wild animals have monetary significance