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A 4141: Provides that a person who has previously been subjected to two or more petit larceny convictions within 18 months immediately preceding the charge and the aggregate value of the property exceeds one thousand dollars, the person is guilty of grand larceny in the fourth degree.
What A 4141 does, verified January 9, 2026
The proposed law aims to enhance the prosecution of retail theft by allowing prosecutors to combine certain charges. This change will apply to cases involving stolen goods or merchandise valued at over $1,000, determined by the total value of all such property. The law also introduces a new provision for individuals who have previously been convicted of two or more petit larceny offenses within the past 18 months, also subject to the $1,000 threshold. The proposed law will take effect on the first of November next succeeding the date of its enactment.
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| Jan. 31, 2025 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 31, 2025 · 335 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4141 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 31, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. REILLY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to allowing prosecutors to combine certain charges The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 12 of section 155.30 of the penal law, as added 2 by section 1 of part FF of chapter 55 of the laws of 2024, is amended 3 and a new subdivision 13 is added to read as follows: 4 12. The property consists of retail goods or merchandise stolen pursu- 5 ant to a common scheme or plan or a single, ongoing intent to deprive 6 another or others of the property or to appropriate the property to the 7 actor or another person and the value of the property exceeds one thou- 8 sand dollars, which value may be determined by the aggregate value of 9 all such property regardless of whether the goods or merchandise were 10 stolen from the same owner. Nothing in this subdivision shall be read to 11 limit the ability to aggregate the value of any property or the ability 12 to charge the larceny of retail goods or merchandise under another 13 applicable provision of law[.]; or 14 13. Such person has previously been subjected to two or more petit 15 larceny convictions as defined in section 155.25 of this article within 16 the eighteen months immediately preceding the charge under this section 17 and the aggregate value of the property exceeds one thousand dollars. 18 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- 19 ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03641-01-5
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