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FL S1222
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/3/2024
Primary Sponsor
Criminal Justice
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AI Summary
- Lowers the grand theft threshold for property taken from a dwelling or its unenclosed curtilage from $100 to $40, making theft of property valued at $40 or more from a dwelling a third-degree felony
- Creates a new petit theft of the first degree offense (first-degree misdemeanor) for stealing property valued under $40 from a dwelling, with enhanced penalties up to a third-degree felony for offenders with one or more prior theft convictions
- Creates a second-degree felony for theft from more than 20 dwellings or their unenclosed curtilage, or any combination thereof
- Extends the lookback period for aggregating retail theft offenses from 30 days to 45 days, and creates new penalties for retail theft committed in concert with five or more other persons to overwhelm merchant or law enforcement response, with a second-degree felony if participation is solicited via social media
- Elevates retail theft to a first-degree felony for offenders with two or more prior organized retail theft convictions or who possess a firearm during the commission of the offense, with an effective date of October 1, 2024
Legislative Description
Theft
Last Action
Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 549
3/5/2024
Committee Referrals
Fiscal Policy2/13/2024
Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice1/25/2024
Full Bill Text
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