Grand larceny; threshold amount. (SB351)
Introduced By
Sen. Roscoe Reynolds (D-Martinsville) with support from co-patron Sen. Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Grand larceny; threshold amount. Increases from $200 to $500 the threshold amount of money or the value of the goods or chattel that the defendant must take before the crime rises from petit larceny to grand larceny. Amends § 18.2-102 (“Unauthorized use of animal, aircraft, vehicle or boat; consent; accessories or accomplices.”), § 18.2-103 (“Concealing or taking possession of merchandise; altering price tags; transferring goods from one container to another; counseling, etc., another in performance of such acts.”), § 18.2-108.01 (“Larceny with intent to sell or distribute; sale of stolen property; penalty.”), § 18.2-145.1 (“Damaging or destroying research farm product; penalty; restitution.”), § 18.2-150 (“Willfully destroying vessel, etc.”), § 18.2-152.3 (“Computer fraud; penalty.”), § 18.2-181 (“Issuing bad checks, etc., larceny.”), § 18.2-181.1 (“Issuance of bad checks.”), § 18.2-182 (“Issuing bad checks on behalf of business firm or corporation in payment of wages; penalty.”), § 18.2-186 (“False statements to obtain property or credit.”), § 18.2-186.3 (“Identity theft; penalty; restitution; victim assistance.”), § 18.2-187.1 (“Obtaining or attempting to obtain oil, electric, gas, water, telephone, telegraph, cable television or electronic communication service without payment; penalty; civil liability.”), § 18.2-188 (“Defrauding hotels, motels, campgrounds, boardinghouses, etc.”), § 18.2-195 (“Credit card fraud; conspiracy; penalties.”), § 18.2-195.2 (“Fraudulent application for credit card; penalties.”), § 18.2-197 (“Criminally receiving goods and services fraudulently obtained.”), § 18.2-23 (“Conspiring to trespass or commit larceny.”), § 18.2-340.37 (“Criminal penalties.”), § 18.2-95 (“Grand larceny defined; how punished.”), § 18.2-96 (“Petit larceny defined; how punished.”), § 18.2-96.1 (“Identification of certain personalty.”), § 18.2-97 (“Larceny of certain animals and poultry.”), § 19.2-289 (“Conviction of petit larceny.”), § 19.2-290 (“Conviction of petit larceny though thing stolen worth more than $200.”), § 19.2-386.16 (“Forfeiture of motor vehicles used in commission of certain crimes.”), § 29.1-553 (“Selling or offering for sale; penalty.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »
