Overview
- Expands theft offenses and raises penalties, including enhanced punishment for organized retail theft when a firearm is involved.
Key provisions
- Creates a new way to commit theft in the second degree when theft occurs from a dwelling or curtilage.
- Creates two new ways to commit theft in the first degree for similar dwelling or curtilage thefts.
- Creates a new way to commit aggravated theft in the first degree for dwelling or curtilage theft.
- Modifies and expands organized retail theft offenses.
- Increases penalties for organized retail theft when the person possesses a firearm or has prior convictions.
- Directs the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to rank specified theft offenses on the sentencing grid.
Penalties / enforcement
- Theft in the second degree: up to 364 days’ imprisonment and a $6,250 fine.
- Theft in the first degree: up to five years’ imprisonment and a $125,000 fine.
- Aggravated theft in the first degree: up to 10 years’ imprisonment and a $250,000 fine.
- Organized retail theft with firearm possession or prior convictions: up to 20 years’ imprisonment and a $375,000 fine.
Effective date / timeline
- Effective date not specified in the OLIS summary.
Exceptions / carve-outs
- No specific exceptions noted in the OLIS summary.