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Committee amends theft bill to preserve misdemeanor status for low-value vehicle thefts
Summary
The Committee on Judiciary amended House Bill 2347 to retain misdemeanor treatment for theft of motor vehicles valued under $1,500 and advanced the bill favorably; the bill also clarifies culpability to include "reason to know."
The Committee on Judiciary voted to advance House Bill 23 47, as amended, favorably for passage after adopting an amendment that keeps theft of certain low-value motor vehicles as a misdemeanor. The bill as introduced would have altered the culpability standard and elevated theft of a motor vehicle valued under $1,500 to a severity level 10 nonperson felony.
Jason Thompson of the Reviser's Office summarized the bill for the committee: "House Bill 23 47 deals with the crime of theft. It has two…
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