H. B. 2010
(By Delegate Love)
[Introduced January 10, 1996; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend and reenact section thirteen, article three,
chapter sixty-one of the code of West Virginia, one thousand
nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to lowering
the monetary value of goods stolen for a felony grand
larceny conviction from one thousand dollars to five hundred
dollars.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section thirteen, article three, chapter sixty-one of
the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one,
as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
§61-3-13. Grand and petit larceny distinguished; penalties.
(a) If a person commits simple larceny of goods or chattels
of the value of one thousand five hundred dollars or more, such
person is guilty of a felony, designated grand larceny, and, upon
conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary not less than one nor more than ten years, or, in the discretion of
the court, be confined in jail not more than one year and shall
be fined not more than two thousand five hundred dollars.
(b) If a person commits simple larceny of goods or chattels
of the value of less than one thousand five hundred dollars, such
person is guilty of a misdemeanor, designated petit larceny, and,
upon conviction thereof, shall be confined in jail for a term not
to exceed one year or fined not to exceed two thousand five
hundred dollars, or both, in the discretion of the court.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to lower the monetary
value of goods stolen for a felony grand larceny conviction from
one thousand dollars to five hundred dollars.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken
from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language
that would be added.