Bill Text: VA HB399 | 2024 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Larceny; punishment for conviction of second or subsequent misdemeanor, penalty.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-13 - Left in Courts of Justice [HB399 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2024-HB399-Prefiled.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 18.2-104.01 as follows:
§18.2-104.01. Punishment for conviction of second or subsequent misdemeanor larceny; penalties.
When a person is convicted of an offense of larceny or any offense deemed to be or punished as larceny under any provision of the Code, and it is alleged in the warrant, indictment, or information on which he is convicted, and admitted, or found by the jury or judge before whom he is tried, that he has been before convicted in the Commonwealth or in another jurisdiction for any offense of larceny or any offense deemed to be or punishable as larceny, or of any substantially similar offense in any other jurisdiction, regardless of whether the prior convictions was a misdemeanor, felony, or any combination thereof, he shall be confined in jail not less than 30 days nor more than 12 months, and for a third, or any subsequent offense, he is guilty of a Class 6 felony.
2. That the provisions of this act may result in a net increase in periods of imprisonment or commitment. Pursuant to §30-19.1:4 of the Code of Virginia, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation is $16,496,629 for periods of imprisonment in state adult correctional facilities and cannot be determined for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.
