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Judiciary committee hears proposal to allow 'reason to know' standard for possession of stolen property, law enforcement cites auto-theft spike
Summary
House Bill 2347 would change the culpability standard in theft statutes to include "having reason to know" property was stolen, a change proponents say will aid prosecutions in auto-theft cases; the House removed a separate provision that would have raised penalties for low-value motor-vehicle thefts to felony level.
The Kansas Senate Committee on the Judiciary considered House Bill 2347, which would amend the theft statute (KSA 21-58-01) to add a "having reason to know" standard for possession of stolen property and to alter language so prosecutors need only show property "was stolen from another" rather than "stolen by another." Proponents told the committee the change is intended to help prosecutors in auto-theft cases where the person found driving a stolen vehicle often is not the original taker.
Jan Jarman, deputy city…
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