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AZ HB2207

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/7/2019

Primary Sponsor

Diego Rodriguez

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-fourth Legislature - First Regular Session (2019)

AI Summary

  • Increases theft thresholds for felony classification: $50,000 or more is class 2 felony (previously $25,000), $20,000-$49,999 is class 3 felony (previously $4,000-$24,999), and decreases misdemeanor threshold to $2,000 (previously $1,000).

  • Increases shoplifting felony thresholds from $2,000 to $5,000 for class 5 felony and from $1,000 to $2,000 for class 6 felony.

  • Reduces organized retail theft from class 4 to class 6 felony and removes the requirement that the person acts "in conjunction with another person."

  • Reduces forgery offense from class 4 to class 6 felony, except forgery involving drop house purchases remains class 3 felony.

  • Increases trafficking in stolen property penalties based on property value, with class 2 felony starting at $50,000 for second degree and $20,000 for first degree; establishes new felony classifications for fraudulent schemes based on benefit value ranging from $2,000 (class 6) to $50,000 or more (class 2).

Legislative Description

Property crimes; classification; sentencing

Theft

Last Action

House read second time

2/11/2019

Full Bill Text

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