Petit larceny defined; how punished (§ 18.2-96)—Virginia Decoded

Petit larceny defined; how punished

Any person who:

1. Commits larceny from the person of another of money or other thing of value of less than $ 5, or

2. Commits simple larceny not from the person of another of goods and chattels of the value of less than $ 200, except as provided in subdivision (iii) of § 18.2-95, shall be deemed guilty of petit larceny, which shall be punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor.

History

Code 1950, § 18.1-101; 1960, c. 358; 1966, c. 247; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1980, c. 175; 1992, c. 822.

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Court Decisions

Snead v. Com. (COA, 02/05/91)
. . . for a violation of Section 18.2-95 or Section 18.2-96, shall be confined in jail for not less than . . .

Evans v. Com. (SCV, 10/14/83)
. . . be the subject of larceny under §§ 18.2-95 or 18.2-96, or embezzlement under § 18.2-111, or . . .

Riner v. Com. (SCV, 09/17/04)
. . . 77; and of petit larceny in violation of Code § 18.2-96. The Court of Appeals of Virginia affirmed . . .

Harris v. Com. (COA, 11/19/96)
. . . Code § 18.2-95, and petit larceny under Code § 18.2-96. Id. In Snead, we reversed a . . .

Foster v. Com. (SCV, 01/13/06)
. . . guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor." . . .

Acey v. Com. (COA, 03/09/99)
. . . that for petit larcenies in general. See Code § 18.2-96. The definition of larceny remains . . .

Graves v. Com. (COA, 11/29/95)
. . . larceny is punishable as a misdemeanor. Code § 18.2-96. Larceny committed from the person of . . .

Darnell v. Com. (COA, 07/16/91)
. . . belonging to Douglas Long in violation of Code § 18.2-96.[1] The defendant was subsequently tried . . .

Welch v. Com. (COA, 12/22/92)
. . . prescribed by statute, see Code §§ 18.2-95 and 18.2-96, we must look to case decisions for the . . .

McCullough v. Com. (COA, 08/27/02)
. . . counts of petit larceny, in violation of Code § 18.2-96, which defines "petit larceny" as . . .

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Amendment Attempts

SB1136: Grand larceny; threshold amount. (failed)

SB351: Grand larceny; threshold amount. (failed)

HB828: Larceny; increases threshold amount of goods that determines petit larceny to grand larceny. (failed)

SB125: Larceny; increases threshold amount of goods that determines petit larceny to grand larceny. (failed)

HB1810: Grand larceny; increases threshold amount of money or value of goods. (failed)

HB675: Grand larceny; increases threshold amount from $200 to $500. (failed)

SB71: Larceny; court may require accused to undergo an assessment and enter treatment program, etc. (failed)

SB72: Grand larceny; increases threshold amount from $200 to $750.

SB71: Larceny; court may require accused to undergo an assessment and enter treatment program, etc. (failed)

HB173: Grand larceny and certain property crimes; increases threshold amount of money taken, etc., to $500. (failed)

SB102: Grand larceny & certain property crimes; increases threshold amount of money taken, etc., to $1,500.

SB157: Grand larceny & certain property crimes; increases threshold amount of money taken, etc., to $500.

SB21: Grand larceny & certain property crimes; increases threshold amount of money taken, etc., to $500.

SB221: Grand larceny & certain property crimes; increases threshold amount of money taken, etc., to $500.

HB2592: Petit larceny; defines punishment. (failed)