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SB100

Alaska SB 100: New Rules for Organized Theft and Stealing Medical Records or Mail

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In one sentence

This law creates a new crime called organized theft, makes stealing medical records count as second-degree theft, and classifies mail theft as third-degree theft.

What it does

  • Creates the new crime of 'organized theft' for people who steal in coordination with a group of three or more persons who have committed two or more prior violations for the benefit of that group.
  • Makes stealing medical records or other medical information count as second-degree theft, regardless of value.
  • Changes the law so that stealing mail counts as third-degree theft instead of being based on property value alone.
  • Sets organized theft as a class A felony.

Who it affects

  • People who steal in coordination with groups of three or more persons involved in repeated thefts for the group's benefit.
  • Individuals who take medical records or other health information from others.
  • Persons who commit theft involving mail items.

Limits and unknowns

  • The law only applies to crimes that happen on or after July 1, 2025.
  • The text does not list specific prison sentences or fines for these new crime levels.

Plain language

Terms to know

Class A felony
The most serious level of crime in Alaska, which carries the heaviest possible punishments.
Organized theft
A new crime where a person steals with at least two other people who have committed or attempted to commit two or more violations for the benefit of their group.

Official record

Sources

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Official summary

THEFT: ORGANIZED; MED. RECORDS; MAIL An Act relating to organized theft; relating to theft of medical records and medical information; relating to mail theft; and providing for an effective date.

Official activity

Bill history

  1. (S) Minutes (SJUD)Min
  2. (S) Heard & HeldText
  3. (S) JUDICIARY at 01:30 PM BUTROVICH 205Text
  4. (S) REFERRED TO JUDICIARY260
  5. (S) GOVERNOR'S TRANSMITTAL LETTER261
  6. (S) FN5: ZERO(DPS)260
  7. (S) FN4: ZERO(LAW)260
  8. (S) FN3: ZERO(COR)260
  9. (S) FN2: ZERO(ADM)260
  10. (S) FN1: ZERO(ADM)260
  11. (S) JUD, FIN260
  12. (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS260