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2022 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 70
BY SENATOR TALBOT
THEFT. Creates the crime of theft of a catalytic converter. (8/1/22)
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 14:67.12, relative to misappropriation without violence; to create the crime
3 of theft of a catalytic converter; to provide penalties; and to provide for related
4 matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 14:67.12 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 §67.12. Theft of a catalytic converter
8 Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 255, §3
9 A. Theft of a catalytic converter is the misappropriation or taking of a
10 catalytic converter which belongs to another, either without the consent of the
11 owner to the misappropriation or taking, or by means of fraudulent conduct,
12 practices, or representations. An intent to deprive the owner permanently of the
13 catalytic converter is essential.
14 B.(1) Whoever commits the crime of theft of a catalytic converter when
15 the misappropriation or taking amounts to a value of twenty-five thousand
16 dollars or more shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than ten years nor
17 more than twenty years, or may be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars,
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1 or both.
2 (2) When the misappropriation or taking amounts to a value of five
3 thousand dollars or more, but less than a value of twenty-five thousand dollars,
4 the offender shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not less than
5 five years nor more than ten years, or may be fined not more than ten thousand
6 dollars, or both.
7 (3) When the misappropriation or taking amounts to a value of one
8 thousand dollars or more, but less than a value of five thousand dollars, the
9 offender shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not less than two
10 years nor more than five years, or may be fined not more than three thousand
11 dollars, or both.
12 (4) When the misappropriation or taking amounts to a value of less than
13 one thousand dollars, the offender shall be imprisoned for not less than ninety
14 days nor more than six months, or may be fined not more than one thousand
15 dollars, or both.
16 C. If the offender has been convicted under this Section two or more
17 times previously, upon any subsequent conviction he shall be imprisoned, with
18 or without hard labor, for an additional year to be served consecutively to the
19 sentence imposed under Subsection B of this Section, or may be fined an
20 additional one thousand dollars, or both.
21 D. When there has been a misappropriation or taking by a number of
22 distinct acts of the offender, the aggregate of the amount of the
23 misappropriations or taking shall determine the grade of the offense.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Whitney Kauffeld.
DIGEST
SB 70 Original 2022 Regular Session Talbot
Proposed law creates the crime of "theft of a catalytic converter", which is misappropriation
or taking of a catalytic converter which belongs to another, either without the consent of the
owner to the misappropriation or taking, or by means of fraudulent conduct, practices, or
representations. Proposed law further provides that an intent to deprive the owner
permanently of the catalytic converter is essential.
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Proposed law provides for the following penalties:
(1)When the misappropriation or taking amounts to a value of $25,000 or more, the
offender is to be imprisoned, at hard labor, for not less than 10 years nor more than
20 years, or fined not more than $50,000, or both.
(2)When the misappropriation or taking amounts to a value of $5,000 or more, but less
than $25,000, the offender is to be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not
less than five years nor more than 10 years, or fined not more than $10,000, or both.
(3)When the misappropriation or taking amounts to a value of $1,000 or more, but less
than $5,000, the offender is to be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not less
than two years nor more than five years, or fined not more than $3,000, or both.
(4)When the misappropriation or taking amounts to a value of less than $1,000, the
offender is to be imprisoned for not less than 90 days nor more than six months, or
fined not more than $1,000, or both.
Proposed law further provides that if the offender has been convicted two or more times of
theft of catalytic converter, upon any subsequent conviction, he is to be imprisoned, with or
without hard labor, for an additional year to be served consecutively, or may be fined not
more than an additional $2,000, or both.
Effective August 1, 2022.
(Adds R.S. 14:67.12)
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