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AZ SB1009

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/9/2017

Primary Sponsor

John Kavanagh

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-third Legislature - First Regular Session (2017)

AI Summary

  • Adds American flag on display for other than retail sale to the list of property that qualifies theft as a class 6 felony regardless of value, joining firearms and property taken from another person.

  • Corrects grammar in subsection K, paragraph 2 by changing "ferrous metal and nonferrous metal have" to "ferrous metal has" to match singular construction.

  • Preserves existing theft classifications based on property value, ranging from class 1 misdemeanor for theft under $1,000 to class 2 felony for theft of $25,000 or more.

  • Maintains existing provisions for vulnerable adult theft prosecutions, including affirmative defenses and inference rules for metal theft cases.

Legislative Description

Theft; American flag; penalty

American Flag

Last Action

Senate Committee of the Whole action: Do Pass, voting: (16-14-0-0)

1/26/2017

Full Bill Text

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