H. B. 4466
(By Delegates Collins, Stemple,
Claypole and Kuhn)
[Introduced February 18, 1998; 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 grand and
petit larcency; monetary threshold for grand larceny raised
from one thousand to two thousand dollars; and providing for
imprisonment in correctional facility.
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:
ARTICLE 3. CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY.
§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 two thousand dollars or more, such person is
guilty of a felony, designated grand larceny, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary a
correctional facility 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 two thousand 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 raise the monetary
threshold for grand larceny from one thousand dollars to two
thousand dollars.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken
from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language
that would be added.