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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 855 By: Weaver
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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 wholesaler; modifying value threshold for certain
9 misdemeanor and felony offenses; updating statutory
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1731, as
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15 amended by Section 1, Chapter 176, O.S.L. 2024 (21 O.S. Supp. 2024,
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16 Section 1731), is amended to read as follows:
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17 Section 1731. A. Larceny of merchandise held for sale in
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18 retail or wholesale establishments shall be punishable as follows:
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19 1. For the first or second conviction, in the event the value
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20 of the goods, edible meat, or other corporeal property which has
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21 been taken is less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) Five
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22 Hundred Dollars ($500.00), the person shall be guilty of a
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23 misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for a term
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24 not exceeding to exceed thirty (30) days, and by a fine not less
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1 than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars
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2 ($500.00); provided, for the first or second conviction, in the
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3 event more than one item of goods, edible meat, or other corporeal
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4 property has been taken, punishment shall be by imprisonment in the
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5 county jail for a term not to exceed thirty (30) days, and by a fine
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6 not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Five Hundred
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7 Dollars ($500.00);
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8 2. For a third or subsequent conviction, in the event the value
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9 of the goods, edible meat, or other corporeal property which has
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10 been taken is less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) Five
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11 Hundred Dollars ($500.00), the person shall be guilty of a
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12 misdemeanor and shall be punished punishable by imprisonment in the
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13 county jail for a term not to exceed one (1) year, and by a fine not
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14 exceeding to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00);
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15 3. In the event the value of the goods, edible meat, or other
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16 corporeal property is One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) Five Hundred
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17 Dollars ($500.00) or more but less than Two Thousand Five Hundred
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18 Dollars ($2,500.00), the person shall, upon conviction, be guilty of
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19 a felony and shall be punished punishable by imprisonment in the
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20 custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not to exceed
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21 two (2) years, and by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars
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22 ($1,000.00);
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23 4. In the event the value of the goods, edible meat, or other
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24 corporeal property is Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00)
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1 or more but less than Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00), the
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2 person shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony and shall be
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3 punished punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department
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4 of Corrections for a term not to exceed five (5) years, and by a
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5 fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00); or
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6 5. In the event the value of the goods, edible meat, or other
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7 corporeal property is Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) or more,
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8 the person shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony and shall
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9 be punished punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the
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10 Department of Corrections for a term not to exceed eight (8) years,
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11 and by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($ 1,000.00)
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12 ($1,000.00).
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13 B. When three or more separate offenses under this section are
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14 committed within a one-hundred-eighty-day period, the value of the
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15 goods, edible meat, or other corporeal property involved in each
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16 larceny offense may be aggregated to determine the total value for
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17 purposes of determining the appropriate punishment under this
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19 C. In the event any person engages in conduct that is a
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20 violation of this section in concert with at least one other
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21 individual, such person shall be liable for the aggregate value of
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22 all items taken by all individuals. Such person may also be subject
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23 to the penalties set forth in Section 421 of this title, which shall
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1 D. 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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