| 1 | 1 | | BILL AS INTRODUCED H.19 |
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| 5 | 5 | | VT LEG #379116 v.1 |
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| 6 | 6 | | H.19 1 |
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| 7 | 7 | | Introduced by Representatives Donahue of Northfield, Burditt of West 2 |
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| 8 | 8 | | Rutland, and Goslant of Northfield 3 |
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| 9 | 9 | | Referred to Committee on 4 |
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| 10 | 10 | | Date: 5 |
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| 11 | 11 | | Subject: Crimes; grand larceny; firearms 6 |
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| 12 | 12 | | Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to provide that 7 |
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| 13 | 13 | | stealing a firearm of any value constitutes grand larceny. 8 |
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| 14 | 14 | | An act relating to grand larceny of a firearm 9 |
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| 15 | 15 | | It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 10 |
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| 16 | 16 | | Sec. 1. 13 V.S.A. § 2501 is amended to read: 11 |
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| 17 | 17 | | § 2501. GRAND LARCENY 12 |
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| 18 | 18 | | (a) A person who steals from the actual or constructive possession of 13 |
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| 19 | 19 | | another, other than from his or her person, money, goods, chattels, bank notes, 14 |
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| 20 | 20 | | bonds, promissory notes, bills of exchange or other bills, orders, or certificates, 15 |
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| 21 | 21 | | or a book of accounts for or concerning money, or goods due or to become due 16 |
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| 22 | 22 | | or to be delivered, or a deed or writing containing a conveyance of land, or any 17 |
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| 23 | 23 | | other valuable contract in force, or a receipt, release or defeasance, writ, 18 |
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| 24 | 24 | | process, or public record, shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years or fined 19 |
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| 25 | 25 | | not more than $5,000.00, or both, if: 20 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.19 |
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| 29 | 29 | | VT LEG #379116 v.1 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (1) the money or other property stolen exceeds $900.00 in value; or 1 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (2) the property stolen is a firearm of any value. 2 |
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| 32 | 32 | | (b) As used in this section, “firearm” has the same meaning as in section 3 |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4016 of this title. 4 |
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| 34 | 34 | | Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE 5 |
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| 35 | 35 | | This act shall take effect on passage. 6 |
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