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SC H5288

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/26/2026

Primary Sponsor

Jeffrey Johnson

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Origin

House of Representatives

126th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Creates the new crime of "cargo theft" for knowingly taking, controlling, or carrying away commercial freight from vehicles, trailers, containers, or railcars at any point during transit
  • Establishes tiered penalties based on cargo value: misdemeanor (up to 3 years, $5,000 fine) for under $10,000; felony penalties escalating to up to 20 years and $50,000 fine for cargo valued over $50,000
  • Second or subsequent offenses automatically constitute a felony with up to 20 years imprisonment and $50,000 fine, regardless of cargo value
  • Criminalizes receiving, possessing, or selling stolen cargo with penalties of up to 10 years and $20,000 fine
  • Allows aggregation of multiple offenses within a 90-day period into a single count and subjects property acquired through cargo theft to forfeiture under existing drug forfeiture procedures

Legislative Description

Cargo Theft

Last Action

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

2/26/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/26/2026

Full Bill Text

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