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Hazel (HB 414) Act No. 61
Prior law provided for the following responsive verdicts for theft and attempted theft: guilty
of theft or attempted theft of property having a value in excess of $500, property having a
value of less than $500 but more than $300, and property having a value of less than $300.
New law changes prior law amounts to be consistent with the crime of theft (R.S. 14:67) as
follows: guilty of theft or attempted theft of property in excess of $1,500, property having
a value of less than $1,500 but more than $500, and property having a value of less than
$500.
Effective Aug. 1, 2014.
(Amends C.Cr.P. Art. 814(A)(26) and (27))