West Virginia legislation · 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia HB2624: Modifying the crimes of petit larceny and grand larceny
Status: Introduced, February 19, 2025
The purpose of this bill is to reform the monetary amounts constituting petit larceny and grand larceny; increases the criminal penalties upon conviction of the offense of grand larceny, creates a new criminal offense of aggravated grand larceny and establishes criminal penalties upon conviction thereof.
What the bill says
To amend and reenact §61-3-13 of the code of West Virginia Code, 1931, as amended, relating to the criminal offenses of larceny; reforming the monetary amounts constituting petit larceny and grand larceny; modifying the criminal penalties upon conviction of the offense of grand larceny by eliminating the alternative sentencing of one year and increasing the maximum fine, and creating a new criminal offense of aggravated grand larceny and establishing criminal penalties upon conviction thereof. ARTICLE 3. CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY. §61-3-13. Grand and Petit, grand and aggravated grand larc.
From the introduced text, February 19, 2025:
A BILL to amend and reenact §61-3-13 of the code of West Virginia Code, 1931, as amended, relating to the criminal offenses of larceny; reforming the monetary amounts constituting petit larceny and grand larceny; modifying the criminal penalties upon conviction of the offense of grand larceny by eliminating the alternative sentencing of one year and increasing the maximum fine, and creating a new criminal offense of aggravated grand larceny and establishing criminal penalties upon conviction thereof. ARTICLE 3. CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY. §61-3-13. Grand and Petit, grand and aggravated grand larceny distinguished; penalties. (a) If a person commits simple larceny of goods or chattels of the value of $1000 $2,500 or more, such person is guilty of a felony, designated grand larceny, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary not less than one nor more than ten years or, in the discretion of the court, be confined in jail not more than one year and shall be and, in the discretion of the court, fined not more than $2500 $10,000. (b) If a person commits simple larceny of goods or chattels of the value of less than $1,000 $2,500, such person is guilty of a misdemeanor, designated petit larceny, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be confined in jail for a term not to exceed one year or fined …