Grand larceny; increases threshold amount. (HB1313)
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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. Increases from $200 to $500 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 »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/10/2018 | Committee |
| 01/10/2018 | Presented and ordered printed 18103971D |
| 01/10/2018 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
| 02/01/2018 | Referred from Rules |
| 02/01/2018 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 02/08/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1313) |
| 02/15/2018 | Left in Courts of Justice |
Comments
The Effects of Changing Felony Theft Thresholds
More evidence that higher values have not led to increased property crime or larceny rates http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/issue-briefs/2017/04/the-effects-of-changing-felony-theft-thresholds
The absurdly low threshold for this felony leads to an over-criminalization of essentially petty thefts. Therefore, not only should it pass, the threshold could be raised even higher due to inflation. MDP
This is an extremely important bill. The threshold hasn't been changed since 1980 and is the lowest in the country.
Shouldn't it be automatically increased to be tied to future inflation?