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Committee advances mail-theft substitute that adds negotiable instruments and mail-receptacle keys as offenses

2555508 · March 11, 2025
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Summary

The committee adopted and reported a substitute for SB 1281 to expand mail-theft statutes to cover negotiable instruments (checks, money orders) and to criminalize theft or misuse of mail-receptacle keys and locks; the FCIC and bankers supported the bill.

Senator Parker presented a committee substitute for SB 1281, which the committee considered to address an increase in mail-related thefts and fraud schemes.

The substitute expands the statute governing mail theft to include negotiable instruments such as checks and money orders, adds a specific offense for theft or unauthorized use of mail-receptacle keys and locks (used to access cluster and multi-unit mailboxes), and alters penalties: the substitute proposal would make a…

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