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IN HB1367
Bill
Status
1/17/2017
Primary Sponsor
Milo Smith
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AI Summary
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Amends Indiana Code IC 35-43-4-2 to add a new Level 6 felony classification for theft committed through scheme or artifice to enter another person's dwelling.
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Establishes that theft becomes a Level 6 felony when a person lacks a contractual interest in another's dwelling and executes a scheme or artifice to gain entry for the purpose of committing theft.
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Maintains existing theft classifications: Class A misdemeanor for basic theft, Level 6 felony for property valued at $750-$50,000 or firearms, and Level 5 felony for property valued at $50,000 or higher or certain valuable metals from specified facilities.
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Effective date: July 1, 2017.
Legislative Description
Theft through scheme or artifice. Provides that the crime of theft is a Level 6 felony for a person who: (1) does not have a contractual interest in the dwelling of another person; and (2) executes a scheme or artifice in order to enter the dwelling of another person; for the purpose of committing the crime of theft.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
1/17/2017