Oklahoma 2022 2022 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB334 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/11/2021

                     
 
 
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021) 
 
SENATE BILL 334 	By: Paxton 
 
 
 
 
 
AS INTRODUCED 
 
An Act relating to larceny; amending 21 O.S. 2011, 
Section 1731, as amended by Section 15, Chapter 116, 
O.S.L. 2018 (21 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 1731), which 
relates to punishment for recidivists; modifying 
certain time element; and providing an effective 
date. 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     21 O.S. 2011, Section 1731, as 
amended by Section 15, Chapter 116, O.S.L. 2018 (21 O.S. Supp. 20 20, 
Section 1731), is amended to read as follows: 
Section 1731. A.  Larceny of merchan dise held for sale in 
retail or wholesale establishments shall be punishable as follows: 
1.  For the first or second conviction, in the event the value 
of the goods, edible meat or other corporeal property which has been 
taken is less than One Thousand Dol lars ($1,000.00), the person 
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by impr isonment in the 
county jail for a term not exceeding thirty ( 30) days, and by a fine 
not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than Five Hundred 
Dollars ($500.00); provided, for the first or second conviction, in   
 
 
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the event more than one item of goods, ed ible meat or other 
corporeal property has been taken, punishm ent shall be by 
imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed thirty (30) 
days, and by a fine not less t han Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more 
than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00); 
2.  For a third or subsequent conviction, in the event the value 
of the goods, edible meat or other corporeal property which has been 
taken is less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.0 0), the person 
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by 
imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed one (1) 
year, and by a fine not excee ding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00); 
3.  In the event the value of the goods, edible me at or other 
corporeal property is One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or more but 
less than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00), the p erson 
shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in 
the custody of the Department of Correct ions for a term not to 
exceed two (2) years, and by a fine not to exceed One Tho usand 
Dollars ($1,000.00); 
4.  In the event the value of the goods, edible meat or othe r 
corporeal property is Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) 
or more but less than Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00), the 
person shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by 
imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a   
 
 
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term not to exceed five (5) years, and by a fine not to exceed One 
Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00); or 
5.  In the event the value of the goods, edible meat or other 
corporeal property is Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) or more, 
the person shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by 
imprisonment in the custody of the Departmen t of Corrections for a 
term not to exceed eight (8) years, and by a fine not to exceed One 
Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). 
B.  When three or more separate offenses unde r this section are 
committed within a ninety-day one-year period, the value of the 
goods, edible meat or other corporeal property involved in each 
larceny offense may be aggregated to determine the total value for 
purposes of determining t he appropriate punishment under this 
section. 
C.  In the event any person engages in conduct that is a 
violation of this section in concert with at least one other 
individual, such person shall be liable for the aggregate value of 
all items taken by all in dividuals.  Such person may also be subject 
to the penalties set forth in Section 421 of this title, which shall 
be in addition to any other penalties provided for by law. 
D.  Any person convicted pursuant to the provisions of this 
section shall also be or dered to pay restitution to the victim as 
provided in Section 991f of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes. 
   
 
 
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SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2021. 
 
58-1-1488 BG  1/11/2021 1:26:55 PM