Senate Bill No. 2251 Summary

• Increases monetary thresholds that determine criminal penalty levels across multiple offense categories, including insufficient funds checks, theft, forgery, and misapplication of entrusted property.

• Raises insufficient funds check penalties: infraction threshold increased to $100, class B misdemeanor to $250, class A misdemeanor to $1,000, and class C felony to $1,000.

• Updates theft grading thresholds: class A felony for property exceeding $50,000, class B felony for $10,000-$50,000, and class C felony for $1,000-$10,000.

• Increases maximum fines for all felony and misdemeanor classifications, with class A felonies rising to $20,000 maximum fine and class B misdemeanors to $1,500 maximum fine.

• Modifies penalties for forgery, deceptive writings, and vehicle unauthorized use to align with the new monetary thresholds established throughout the bill.