Grand larceny; increases threshold amount of money taken, etc., to $1,000. (SB177)

Introduced By

Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Mount Vernon) with support from co-patron Del. Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Grand larceny; threshold. Increases from $200 to $1,000 the threshold amount of money taken or value of goods or chattel taken at which the crime rises from petit larceny to grand larceny. The bill increases the threshold by the same amount for the classification of certain property crimes. Read the Bill »

Status

01/20/2016: Incorporated into Another Bill

History

DateAction
01/03/2016Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100135D
01/03/2016Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/20/2016Incorporated by Courts of Justice (SB23-Reeves) (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)

Comments

ACLU-VA Criminal Justice, tracking this bill in Photosynthesis, notes:

The ACLU of Virginia supports raising the larceny threshold, but this bill does not go far enough. Since 1980, when the threshold was raised from $100 to $200, theft of property valued at $200 or more has been grand larceny, a felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison. This is the lowest larceny threshold in the United States. If the 1980 threshold were adjusted for inflation, it would be approximately $575 today. Virginia's low larceny threshold results in unnecessary felony convictions. The ACLU of Virginia supports legislation to raise the larceny threshold. Though an increase to $1,000 is an improvement, it does not go far enough. The ACLU of Virginia strongly supports an increase in the larceny threshold to $1500.