Amendment ID: S2156-9-R1

Redraft Amendment 9

Fine for misdemeanor crime of larceny

Messrs. Tarr, Moore, Timilty, deMacedo, Ross and Fattman move to amend the bill by striking out section 2 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

“SECTION 2. Said section 30 of said chapter 266, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding after the word “dollars”, in line 15,  the following words:-"; or, if the value of the property stolen exceeds $250 but is less than $500, shall be punished by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than 1 year or by a fine of not more than $500; or, if the value of the property stolen exceeds $500 but is less than $1,000,  shall be punished by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than 1 year or by a fine of not more than $1,000; or, if the value of the property stolen exceeds $1,000 but is less than $1,500, shall be punished by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than 1 year or by a fine of not more than $2,500”; and

by inserting  after section 3 the following section:-

“SECTION 3A. Said section 30 of said chapter 266, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by adding the following paragraph:-

(6) Law enforcement officers may arrest without warrant any person an officer has probable cause to believe has committed the offense of larceny as defined in this section where the value of the property stolen exceeds $250.”.