HB0038 Property offenses. | Wyoming Bill

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Summary for LSO115

Bill No.:
HB0038
Effective
:
7/1/2016

LSO No.:
16LSO-0111

Enrolled Act No.:
[EnrolledNumber_RO]

Chapter No.:
[Chapter Number_RO]

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Judiciary Interim Committee

Catch Title:
Property offenses.

Subject:
Requisite property value for offenses against property.

Summary/Major Elements:

This act increases the requisite property values for

certain

offenses against property
, such as
shoplifting and
property destruction
.

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill
.

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2016
State of Wyoming
16LSO-0111
Introduced
1.2

HOUSE BILL

NO.

HB0038

Property offenses.

Sponsored by:
Joint Judiciary Interim Committee

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to offenses against property; modifying requisite property values for offenses as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
.

W.S. 6
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3
‑
201(b)
(i) and
(iii),
6
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3
‑
403(a)(i)
and
(iii), 6
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3
‑
404(a)(i)
and
(iii),
6
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3
‑
406(a)(i)
and
(iii),
6
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3
‑
407(a)(i)
and
(iii),
6
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3
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408(a)(i)
, (iii), (b)(i), (
i
i), (c)(i)
and

(
ii), 6
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3
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607(b)(i)
and
(iii)
, 6
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3
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702(b)
(i)
and

(iii), 6
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3
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802(b)
(i)
and

(iii)
and
6
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3
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901(c)
(i)
and

(ii) are amended to read:

6
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3
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201
.

Property destruction and defacement; grading; penalties; aggregated costs or values.

(b)

Property destruction and defacement is:

(i)

A misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both, if the cost of restoring injured property or the value of the property if destroyed is less than
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)
two thousand
five hundred dollars ($2,500.00)
;

(iii)

A felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both, if the cost of restoring injured property or the value of the property if destroyed is
one

thousand dollars ($1,000.00)

two thousand
five hundred
dollars
($
2
,
5
00.00)
or more.

6
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3
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403
.

Wrongful taking or disposing of property; venue of indictment.

(a)

A person who buys, receives, conceals or disposes of property which he knows, believes or has reasonable cause to believe was obtained in violation of law is guilty of:

(i)

A felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both, if the value of the property is
one
thousand dollars
($1,000.00)
two thousand
five hundred dollars ($2,500.00)
or more; or

(iii)

A misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both, if the value of the property is less than
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)

two thousand
five hundred dollars ($2,500.00)
.

6
‑
3
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404
.

Shoplifting; altering or removing price tags and markers; penalties.

(a)

A person who willfully conceals or takes possession of property offered for sale by a wholesale or retail store without the knowledge or consent of the owner and with intent to convert the property to his own use without paying the purchase price is guilty of:

(i)

A felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both, if the value of the property is
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)
two thousand
five hundred dollars ($2,500.00)
or more;
or

(iii)

A misdemeanor
punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both, if the value of the property is less than
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)

two thousand
five hundred dollars ($2,500.00)
.

6
‑
3
‑
406
.

Defrauding an innkeeper; penalties; definitions.

(a)

A person who, with intent to defraud, procures food, drink or accommodations at a public establishment without paying in accordance with his agreement with the public establishment is guilty of:

(i)

A felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both, if the value of the food, drink or accommodations is
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)
two thousand
five hundred dollars ($2,500.00)
or more; or

(iii)

A misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both, if the value of the food, drink or accommodations is less than
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)

two thousand
five hundred dollars ($2,500.00)
.

6
‑
3
‑
407
.

Obtaining property by false pretenses; penalties.

(a)

A person who knowingly obtains property from another person by false pretenses with intent to defraud the person is guilty of:

(i)

A felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both, if the value of the property is
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)
two thousand
five hundred dollars ($2,500.00)
or more; or

(iii)

A misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both, if the value of the property is less than
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)

two thousand
five hundred dollars ($2,500.00)
.

6
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3
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408
.

Theft of services; penalties.

(a)

A person who, with intent to defraud, obtains services which he knows are available only for compensation, without paying for the services is guilty of:

(i)

A felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both, if the value of the services is
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)
two thousand
five hundred dollars ($2,500.00)
or more; or

(iii)

A misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both, if the value of the services is less than
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)

two thousand
five hundred dollars ($2,500.00)
.

(b)

A person who tampers or otherwise interferes with or connects to, by any means, whether mechanical, electrical, acoustical or otherwise, any cables, wires or other devices used for distribution of services for the purposes of committing a violation of subsection (a) of this section is guilty of:

(i)

A felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both, if the value of the
services is
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)
two thousand
five hundred dollars ($2,500.00)
or more; or

(ii)

A misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both, if the value of the services is less than
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)

two thousand
five hundred dollars ($2,500.00)
.

(c)

A person who knowingly manufactures, distributes, sells, or offers for sale, rental or use any decoding or descrambling device or any plan or kit for such device, designed with intent to facilitate an act which constitutes a violation of subsection (a) of this section is guilty of:

(i)

A felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both, if the value of the services is
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)
two thousand
five hundred dollars ($2,500.00)
or more; or

(ii)

A misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both, if the value of the services is less than
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)

two thousand
five hundred dollars ($2,500.00)
.

6
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3
‑
607
.

Defrauding creditors; penalties.

(b)

Defrauding creditors is:

(i)

A felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both, if the mortgagee's or secured party's interest is of a value of
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)
two thousand
five hundred dollars ($2,500.00)
or more; or

(iii)

A misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both, if the mortgagee's or secured party's interest is of a value of
less than
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)

two thousand
five hundred dollars ($2,500.00)
.

6
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3
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702
.

Fraud by check; penalties.

(b)

Fraud by check is:

(i)

A misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both, if the fraudulent check was for a sum of less than
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)

two thousand
five hundred dollars ($2,500.00)
;

or

(iii)

A felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10)

years, a fine of not more than ten

thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both, if the fraudulent check was for the sum of
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)

two thousand
five hundred dollars ($2,500.00),
or more
,
or if the offender is convicted of fraud by check involving two (2) or more checks issued within any sixty (60) day period in the state of Wyoming totaling
one
th
ousand
dollars
($1,000.00)

at least

two thousand
five hundred dollars ($2,500.00)

or more

in the aggregate.

6
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3
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802
.

Unlawful use of credit card; penalties.

(b)

Unlawful use of a credit card is:

(i)

A misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both, if the value of the property or services purchased or obtained is less than
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)

two thousand
five hundred dollars ($2,500.00)
; or

(iii)

A felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both, if the value of the property or services purchased or obtained in violation of this section within any sixty (60) day period in the state of Wyoming totals
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)
two thousand
five hundred dollars ($2,500.00)
or more in the aggregate.

6
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3
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901
.

Unauthorized use of personal identifying information; penalties; restitution.

(c)

Theft of identity is:

(i)

A misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both, if no economic benefit was gained or was attempted to be gained, or if an economic benefit of less than
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)

two thousand
five hundred dollars ($2,500.00)
was gained or was attempted to be gained by the defendant;

or

(ii)

A felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both, if an economic benefit of
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)
two thousand
five hundred dollars ($2,500.00)
or more was gained or was attempt
ed to be gained by the defendant.

Section
2
.

This
act is effective July 1,
201
6
.

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