Bill No.:                     HB0036                                 Drafter:  DKG

LSO No.:                   13LSO-0033                         Effective Date:  7/1/2013

Enrolled Act No.:    HEA0110

Chapter No.:            CH0191

Prime Sponsor:       Representative Gingery

Catch Title:              Property offenses.

Subject:                     Theft offenses – renamed and elements changed.

Summary/Major Elements:

· This Act renames the offense of “larceny” to “theft.”

· It modifies the elements of the offense to knowingly take or exercise control over or make an unauthorized transfer of an interest in property of another with the purpose of depriving the person of the property.

· The Act removes the offenses of rustling and unlawful taking of motor vehicle fuel from the previous larceny statute and addresses the elements of those crimes and penalties for the same separately from the new theft statute.

· The Act repeals a separate penalty provision for failing to obtain a brand permit, which was associated with the rustling provision, thereby making the general penalty provision in title 11 of the statutes applicable to the offense.

· The Act makes numerous conforming amendments to statutes referencing the above mentioned offenses.