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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (202 3)
HOUSE BILL 2153 By: Ford
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to crimes and punishments; amending
21 O.S. Sections 1704, 1705, and 1706, which relate
to penalties for grand larceny and petit larceny;
lowering threshold amount that constitutes grand
larceny; modifying penalties; and declaring an
emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Secti on 1704, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1704. Grand larceny is larceny committ ed in either of
the following cases:
1. When the property taken is of a value of One Thousand
Dollars ($1,000.00) Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00) or
greater; or
2. When such property, although not of a v alue of One Thousand
Dollars ($1,000.00) Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00) or
greater, is taken from the person of another.
Larceny in other cases is petit larceny.
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SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1705, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1705. A. Grand larceny is a felony punishable as
follows:
1. If the value of the property is less than One Thousand
Dollars ($1,000.00) Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00) , the
person shall be punished by imprisonment in th e county jail for a
term not to exceed one (1) year or by incarceration in the county
jail for one or more nights or weekends pursuant to Section 991a -2
of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes, at the option of the co urt, or
by a fine not to exceed One Thousa nd Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both
such imprisonment and fine;
2. If the property is one or more firearms, the property is
taken from the person of another, or the value of the property is
One Thousand Dollars ($1 ,000.00) Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars
($750.00) or more but less than Two Thousand Five Hundre d Dollars
($2,500.00), the person shall be punished by imprisonment in the
custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not to exceed
two (2) years or in th e county jail for a term not to exceed one (1)
year, or by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00),
or by both such imprisonment and fine;
3. In the event the value of the 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 punished by imprisonmen t
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in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not to
exceed five (5) years or in the county jail for a term not to exceed
one (1) year, or by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars
($1,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine; or
4. If the value of the property is Fifteen Thousand Dollars
($15,000.00) or more, the person shall be punished by imprisonment
in the custody of the Department of C orrections for a term not to
exceed eight (8) years, or by a fine not to exceed One Thousand
Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine.
B. The person shall also be ordered to pay restitution to the
victim as provided in Section 991f of Ti tle 22 of the Oklahoma
Statutes.
SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1706, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1706. A. Petit larceny shall be punishable by a fine
of not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) or more than Five Hundred
Dollars ($500.00), or imprisonment in th e county jail not to exceed
six (6) months, or by both such fine and impr isonment, at the
discretion of the court.
B. Upon a third or subsequent conviction for petit larceny, the
person shall be guilty of a f elony.
SECTION 4. It being immediately necessary for th e preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage an d approval.
59-1-5780 GRS 01/13/23