Amendment #768 to H4000

Felony Threshold for Multiple Theft Offenses

Mr. Muradian of Grafton moves to amend the bill by adding the following section:

SECTION X. Section 30 of chapter 266 of the General Laws, as amended by Chapter 69 of the Acts of 2018, is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the first paragraph the following:-

For purpose of this section, multiple violations of either this section or section 30A of this chapter occurring within a one hundred eighty day period may be aggregated into a single count with the aggregated value of the property stolen used to determine whether the violation is a misdemeanor or felony as provided herein.

SECTION X. Section 37B of chapter 266 of the General Laws, as amended by Chapter 69 of the Acts of 2018, is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the first paragraph the following:-

A series of two or more violations of this section occurring within a one hundred and eighty day period may be aggregated into a single count with the aggregated value of money, goods, or services obtained used to determine whether the violation is a misdemeanor or felony as provided herein.

SECTION X. Section 37C of chapter 266 of the General Laws, as amended by Chapter 69 of the Acts of 2018, is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the first paragraph the following:-

A series of two or more violations of this section occurring within a one hundred and eighty day period may be aggregated into a single count with the aggregated value of money, goods, or services obtained used to determine whether the violation is a misdemeanor or felony as provided herein.

SECTION X. Section 60 of chapter 266 of the General Laws, as amended by Chapter 69 of the Acts of 2018, is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the first paragraph the following:-

A series of two or more violations of this section occurring within a one hundred and eighty day period may be aggregated into a single count with the aggregated value of property obtained used to determine whether the violation is a misdemeanor or felony as provided herein.

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #768 to H4000

Felony Threshold for Multiple Theft Offenses