HB 69 CRIME OF ORGANIZED RESIDENTIAL THEFT

Rep P. Mark Duncan

Actions: HPREF [2] not prntd-HRC

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 House Bill 69 (HB 69) creates the crime of organized residential theft. 

 House Bill 69 (HB 69) creates the crime of organized residential theft, which consists of acting in concert with one or more persons to steal personal property from one or more residences or from a single residence on multiple occasions. 

The penalty for this crime depends on the total retail value of personal property stolen within a one-year period.  It is a fourth degree felony for property valued between $500-$2,500, a third degree felony for property valued between $2,500 and $20,00, and a second degree felony for property valued over $20,000. 

The bill provides that a person charged with this offense cannot be charged with a separate or additional offenses arising from the same action.  The bill defines “personal property” (including mailed or delivered letters and packages), and “residence” (including the curtilage of a dwelling and shared spaces in a multifamily dwelling). 
 

 There is currently no specific crime of organized residential theft.