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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 748 By: Stewart
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to larceny; amending 21 O.S. 2021,
7 Section 1731, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 176,
8 O.S.L. 2024 (21 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 1731), which
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9 establishing certain offense; providing penalty; and
9 providing an effective date.
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1731, as
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14 amended by Section 1, Chapter 176, O.S.L. 2024 (21 O.S. Supp. 2024,
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15 Section 1731), is amended to read as follows:
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16 Section 1731. A. Larceny of merchandise held for sale in
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17 retail or wholesale establishments shall be punishable as follows:
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18 1. For the first or second conviction, in the event the value
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19 of the goods, edible meat, or other corporeal property which has
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20 been taken is less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), the person
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21 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the
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22 county jail for a term not exceeding thirty (30) days, and by a fine
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23 not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than Five Hundred
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24 Dollars ($500.00); provided, for the first or second conviction, in
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1 the event more than one item of goods, edible meat, or other
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2 corporeal property has been taken, punishment shall be by
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3 imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed thirty (30)
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4 days, and by a fine not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more
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5 than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00);
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6 2. For a third or subsequent conviction, in the event the value
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8 been taken is less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), the person
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9 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by
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10 imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed one (1)
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11 year, and by a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00);
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12 3. In the event the value of the goods, edible meat, or other
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13 corporeal property is One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or more but
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14 less than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00), the person
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15 shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in
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16 the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not to
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17 exceed two (2) years, and by a fine not to exceed One Thousand
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18 Dollars ($1,000.00);
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19 4. In the event the value of the goods, edible meat, or other
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20 corporeal property is Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00)
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21 or more but less than Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00), the
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22 person shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by
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23 imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a
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1 term not to exceed five (5) years, and by a fine not to exceed One
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2 Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00); or
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3 5. In the event the value of the goods, edible meat, or other
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4 corporeal property is Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) or more,
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5 the person shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by
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6 imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a
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7 term not to exceed eight (8) years, and by a fine not to exceed One
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8 Thousand Dollars ($ 1,000.00).
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9 B. When three or more separate offenses under this section are
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10 committed within a one-hundred-eighty-day period, the value of the
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11 goods, edible meat, or other corporeal property involved in each
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12 larceny offense may be aggregated to determine the total value for
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13 purposes of determining the appropriate punishment under this
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14 section.
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15 C. In the event any person engages in conduct that is a
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16 violation of this section in concert with at least one other
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17 individual, such person shall be liable for the aggregate value of
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18 all items taken by all individuals. Such person may also be subject
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19 to the penalties set forth in Section 421 of this title, which shall
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20 be in addition to any other penalties provided for by law.
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21 D. Any person who commits larceny of a shopping cart from a
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22 retail or wholesale establishment shall be punished by a fine of
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23 Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or thirty (30) hours of community
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1 E. Any person convicted pursuant to the provisions of this
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2 section shall also be ordered to pay restitution to the victim as
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4 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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