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Larceny
of Merchandise from Retailer Between $500 and $1,000
Oklahoma Property Crimes
Okla.
Stat.
tit. 21 § 1704
Okla.
Stat.
tit. 21 § 1731(4)
Crime:
In
Oklahoma, larceny from a retail or wholesale establishment is treated
differently than other larceny.
Punishment:
Larceny
from retail or wholesale establishment of property valued between $500
and $1,000 is a felony and is punishable by
up to one (1) year imprisonment in the county jail or by imprisonment in
the county jail for one or more nights or weekends at the option of the
court, and a fine of up to $5,000. Additionally the defendant will
be ordered to provide restitution to the victim.
Title
21. Crimes and Punishments
Chapter 68 - Larceny Section 1704 - Grand Larceny and Petit Larceny -
Definitions Grand larceny is larceny committed in either of the
following cases:
1. When the property taken is of value exceeding Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00).
2. When such property, although not of value exceeding Five Hundred
Dollars ($500.00), is taken from the person of another.
Larceny in other cases is petit larceny.
Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
Chapter 68 - Larceny
Section 1731 - Larceny of Merchandise from Retailer or Wholesaler -
Punishment - Subsequent Convictions
Larceny of merchandise held for sale in retail or wholesale
establishments shall be punishable as follows:
1. For the first conviction, in the event the value of the goods, edible
meat or other corporeal property which has been taken is less than Five
Hundred Dollars ($500.00), the violator shall be punishable by
imprisonment in the county jail for a term not exceeding thirty (30)
days, and by a fine not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than
Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00); provided for the first conviction, in
the event more than one item of goods, edible meat or other corporeal
property has been taken, punishment shall be by imprisonment in the
county jail for a term not to exceed thirty (30) days, and by a fine not
less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00).
2. If it be shown, in the trial of a case in which the value of the
goods, edible meat or other corporeal property is less than Five Hundred
Dollars ($500.00), that the defendant has been once before convicted of
the same offense, the defendant shall, on a second conviction, be
punished by confinement in the county jail for a term of not less than
thirty (30) days nor more than one (1) year, and by a fine not exceeding
One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).
3. If it be shown, upon the trial of a case where the value of the
goods, edible meat or other corporeal personal property is less than
Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), that the defendant has two or more times
before been convicted of the same offense, regardless of the value of
the goods, edible meat or other corporeal personal property involved in
the first two convictions, upon the third or any subsequent conviction,
the punishment shall be imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a
term of not less than two (2) nor more than five (5) years.
4. In the event the value of the goods, edible meat or other corporeal
property is Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or more, but is less than One
Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), the defendant shall be guilty of a felony
and shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a term of
not more than one (1) year or by imprisonment in the county jail for one
or more nights or weekends pursuant to Section 991a-2 of Title 22 of the
Oklahoma Statutes, at the option of the court, and shall be subject to a
fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) and ordered to
provide restitution to the victim as provided in Section 991a of Title
22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
5. In the event the value of the goods, edible meat or other corporeal
property is One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or more, punishment shall
be imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a term of not less than
one (1) year nor more than five (5) years.
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