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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
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.
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Larceny in other cases is petit larceny.
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 o f 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 Fi ve
Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) or more but less than Fifteen Thousand
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Dollars ($15,000.00), the person shall be punished by imprisonmen t
in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not to
exceed five (5) years or in the county jail for a ter m 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 imprison ment
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 th e
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 a fter its passage and approval.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS,
dated 02/22/2023 - DO PASS.