IN SB0263

Authorizes law enforcement officers to arrest individuals for theft without requiring the crime to occur in the officer's presence.

Consolidates cemetery mischief, cave-related unlawful acts, and computer tampering into the criminal mischief statute and repeals redundant statutes.

Reclassifies theft as a Class A misdemeanor (base offense), Class D felony (property worth $750+, stolen firearm, prior conviction, or unreturned leased motor vehicle), or Class C felony (property worth $50,000+).

Eliminates receiving stolen property and criminal conversion as separate offenses; repeals redundant auto theft and related statutes.

Makes forgery a Class D felony, increases fraud penalty thresholds to $50,000, and raises inmate fraud penalty to Class D felony for pretrial inmates (Class C felony if convicted or involves $50,000+).