S.B. 13

             1     

THEFT AMENDMENTS

             2     
2014 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Daniel W. Thatcher

             5     
House Sponsor: Paul Ray

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      Committee Note:
             9          The Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee recommended this bill.
             10      General Description:
             11          This bill modifies Title 76, Utah Criminal Code, relating to the punishment for theft of
             12      property or services.
             13      Highlighted Provisions:
             14          This bill:
             15          .    provides that the penalty for a third theft conviction in 10 years becomes a third
             16      degree felony if one of the prior convictions was a class A misdemeanor;
             17          .    provides that the penalty for a third theft conviction in 10 years becomes a third
             18      degree felony if the value of the property in the current case is more than $500 but
             19      less than $1,500;
             20          .    provides that the penalty for a theft conviction is a third degree felony if that person
             21      has been previously convicted of felony theft; and
             22          .    changes the penalty from a felony to a class A misdemeanor for a person convicted
             23      of theft for a third time in 10 years.
             24      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             25          None
             26      Other Special Clauses:
             27          None


             28      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             29      AMENDS:
             30           76-6-412 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 278
             31     
             32      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             33          Section 1. Section 76-6-412 is amended to read:
             34           76-6-412. Theft -- Classification of offenses -- Action for treble damages.
             35          (1) Theft of property and services as provided in this chapter is punishable:
             36          (a) as a second degree felony if the:
             37          (i) value of the property or services is or exceeds $5,000;
             38          (ii) property stolen is a firearm or an operable motor vehicle;
             39          (iii) actor is armed with a dangerous weapon, as defined in Section 76-1-601 , at the
             40      time of the theft; or
             41          (iv) property is stolen from the person of another;
             42          (b) as a third degree felony if:
             43          (i) the value of the property or services is or exceeds $1,500 but is less than $5,000;
             44          (ii) the actor has been twice before convicted of any of the offenses listed in [this
             45      Subsection (1)(b)(ii)] Subsections (1)(b)(ii)(A) through (1)(b)(ii)(C), if each prior offense was
             46      committed within 10 years of the date of the current conviction or the date of the offense upon
             47      which the current conviction is based and at least one of those convictions is for a class A
             48      misdemeanor:
             49          (A) any theft, any robbery, or any burglary with intent to commit theft;
             50          (B) any offense under Title 76, Chapter 6, Part 5, Fraud; or
             51          (C) any attempt to commit any offense under Subsection (1)(b)(ii)(A) or (B);
             52          (iii) in a case not amounting to a second degree felony, the property taken is a stallion,
             53      mare, colt, gelding, cow, heifer, steer, ox, bull, calf, sheep, goat, mule, jack, jenny, swine,
             54      poultry, or a fur-bearing animal raised for commercial purposes; or
             55          (iv) (A) the value of property or services is or exceeds $500 but is less than $1,500;
             56          (B) the theft occurs on a property where the offender has committed any theft within
             57      the past five years; and
             58          (C) the offender has received written notice from the merchant prohibiting the offender


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




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