SEARCH SITE

VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL

SEARCHABLE DATABASES

ACROSS SESSIONS

Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.

2018 SESSION

  • | print version

HB 1550 Grand larceny; increases threshold amount.

Introduced by: Les R. Adams | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

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. This bill is identical to SB 105.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Grand larceny; threshold; conspiracy; penalty. 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; however, the bill maintains the $200 threshold for the crime of larceny with the intent to sell or distribute. The bill also adds the crimes of conspiracy to commit petit larceny and conspiracy to commit larceny with the intent to sell or distribute, both of which are punishable in the same manner as the respective underlying offenses. The bill also increases from $200 to $500 the threshold amount for the classification of certain property crimes.