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THEFT AMENDMENTS

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2014 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Daniel W. Thatcher

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House Sponsor: Paul Ray

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies Title 76, Utah Criminal Code, relating to the punishment for theft of
             10      property or services.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    provides that the penalty for a third theft conviction in 10 years becomes a third
             14      degree felony if one of the prior convictions was a class A misdemeanor;
             15          .    provides that the penalty for a third theft conviction in 10 years becomes a third
             16      degree felony if the value of the property in the current case is more than $500 but
             17      less than $1,500;
             18          .    provides that the penalty for a theft conviction is a third degree felony if that person
             19      has been previously convicted of felony theft; and
             20          .    changes the penalty from a felony to a class A misdemeanor for a person convicted
             21      of theft for a third time in 10 years.
             22      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             23          None
             24      Other Special Clauses:
             25          None
             26      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             27      AMENDS:
             28           76-6-412 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 278
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             30      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             31          Section 1. Section 76-6-412 is amended to read:
             32           76-6-412. Theft -- Classification of offenses -- Action for treble damages.
             33          (1) Theft of property and services as provided in this chapter is punishable:
             34          (a) as a second degree felony if the:
             35          (i) value of the property or services is or exceeds $5,000;
             36          (ii) property stolen is a firearm or an operable motor vehicle;
             37          (iii) actor is armed with a dangerous weapon, as defined in Section 76-1-601 , at the
             38      time of the theft; or
             39          (iv) property is stolen from the person of another;
             40          (b) as a third degree felony if:
             41          (i) the value of the property or services is or exceeds $1,500 but is less than $5,000;
             42          (ii) the actor has been twice before convicted of any of the offenses listed in [this
             43      Subsection (1)(b)(ii)] Subsections (1)(b)(ii)(A) through (1)(b)(ii)(C), if each prior offense was
             44      committed within 10 years of the date of the current conviction or the date of the offense upon
             45      which the current conviction is based and at least one of those convictions is for a class A
             46      misdemeanor:
             47          (A) any theft, any robbery, or any burglary with intent to commit theft;
             48          (B) any offense under Title 76, Chapter 6, Part 5, Fraud; or
             49          (C) any attempt to commit any offense under Subsection (1)(b)(ii)(A) or (B);
             50          (iii) in a case not amounting to a second degree felony, the property taken is a stallion,
             51      mare, colt, gelding, cow, heifer, steer, ox, bull, calf, sheep, goat, mule, jack, jenny, swine,
             52      poultry, or a fur-bearing animal raised for commercial purposes; or
             53          (iv) (A) the value of property or services is or exceeds $500 but is less than $1,500;
             54          (B) the theft occurs on a property where the offender has committed any theft within
             55      the past five years; and
             56          (C) the offender has received written notice from the merchant prohibiting the offender
             57      from entering the property pursuant to Section 78B-3-108 ; [or]


             58          (v) the actor has been twice before convicted of any of the offenses listed in
             59      Subsections (1)(b)(ii)(A) through (1)(b)(ii)(C), if each prior offense was committed within 10
             60      years of the date of the current conviction or the date of the offense upon which the current
             61      conviction is based and the value of the property stolen is or exceeds $500 but is less than
             62      $1,500; or
             63          (vi) the actor has been previously convicted of a felony violation of any of the offenses
             64      listed in Subsections (1)(b)(ii)(A) through (1)(b)(ii)(C);
             65          (c) as a class A misdemeanor if:
             66          (i) the value of the property stolen is or exceeds $500 but is less than $1,500;
             67          (ii) (A) the value of property or services is less than $500;
             68          (B) the theft occurs on a property where the offender has committed any theft within
             69      the past five years; and
             70          (C) the offender has received written notice from the merchant prohibiting the offender
             71      from entering the property pursuant to Section 78B-3-108 ; or
             72          (iii) the actor has been twice before convicted of any of the offenses listed in
             73      Subsections (1)(b)(ii)(A) through (1)(b)(ii)(C), if each prior offense was committed within 10
             74      years of the date of the current conviction or the date of the offense upon which the current
             75      conviction is based; or
             76          (d) as a class B misdemeanor if the value of the property stolen is less than $500 and
             77      the theft is not an offense under Subsection (1)(c).
             78          (2) Any individual who violates Subsection 76-6-408 (1) or Section 76-6-413 , or
             79      commits theft of property described in Subsection 76-6-412 (1)(b)(iii), is civilly liable for three
             80      times the amount of actual damages, if any sustained by the plaintiff, and for costs of suit and
             81      reasonable attorney fees.


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