Virginia SB 157: Grand larceny & certain property crimes; increases threshold amount of money taken, etc., to $500.

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18101581D

SENATE BILL NO. 157 

Offered January 10, 2018 

Prefiled December 28, 2017 

A BILL to amend and reenact �� 18.2-23, 18.2-95, 18.2-96, 
 18.2-103, 18.2-108.01, 18.2-181, 18.2-181.1, 18.2-182, 19.2-289, and 19.2-290 
 of the Code of Virginia, relating to grand larceny and certain property crimes; 
 threshold. 
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Patron-- Edwards 

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Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That �� 18.2-23, 18.2-95, 18.2-96, 18.2-103, 18.2-108.01, 
 18.2-181, 18.2-181.1, 18.2-182, 19.2-289, and 19.2-290 of the Code of Virginia 
 are amended and reenacted as follows:

� 18.2-23. Conspiring to trespass or commit larceny.

A. If any person shall conspire, confederate or combine with 
 another or others in the Commonwealth to go upon or remain upon the lands, 
 buildings or premises of another, or any part, portion or area thereof, having 
 knowledge that any of them have been forbidden, either orally or in writing, to 
 do so by the owner, lessee, custodian or other person lawfully in charge 
 thereof, or having knowledge that any of them have been forbidden to do so by a 
 sign or signs posted on such lands, buildings, premises or part, portion or 
 area thereof at a place or places where it or they may reasonably be seen, he 
 shall be deemed guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.

B. If any person shall conspire, confederate or combine with 
 another or others in the Commonwealth to commit larceny or counsel, assist, aid 
 or abet another in the performance of a larceny, where the aggregate value of 
 the goods or merchandise involved is more than $200 $500 or more, he is guilty of 
 a felony punishable by confinement in a state correctional facility for not 
 less than one year nor more than 20 years. The willful concealment of goods or 
 merchandise of any store or other mercantile establishment, while still on the 
 premises thereof, shall be prima facie evidence of an intent to convert and 
 defraud the owner thereof out of the value of the goods or merchandise. A 
 violation of this subsection constitutes a separate and distinct felony.

C. Jurisdiction for the trial of any person charged under this 
 section shall be in the county or city wherein any part of such conspiracy is 
 planned, or in the county or city wherein any act is done toward the 
 consummation of such plan or conspiracy.

� 18.2-95. Grand larceny defined; how punished.

Any person who (i) commits larceny from the person of another 
 of money or other thing of value of $5 or more, (ii) commits simple larceny not 
 from the person of another of goods and chattels of the value of $200 
 $500 or more, or (iii) commits simple larceny not from the 
 person of another of any firearm, regardless of t