New Orleans Criminal Defense   Elizabeth B. Carpenter, Esq. -- Louisiana Motor Vehicle Theft Attorney   Theft of a Motor Vehicle -- 14:67.26 Theft of a motor vehicle is the intentional performance of any of the following acts: (1)  The taking of a motor vehicle, which belongs to another, either without the owner's consent or by means of fraudulent conduct, practices, or representations, with the intention to permanently deprive the owner of the motor vehicle; or (2)  The taking control of a motor vehicle that is lost or mis-delivered under circumstances which provide a means of inquiry as to the [...]