Reforming the Felony Theft Threshold in Virginia.

A groundswell of support was seen in 2017 to raise the the felony theft threshold in Virginia from $200. Indeed, Governor Northamhas vowed to make it one of his legislative priorities, Lt. Governor Fairfax has stated that we should “not making felons out of so many people” under this archaic threshold, and Senator Saslaw (D-Fairfax), who has called the felony theft bar “unethical”, recently said, “No Virginian should be marked as a felon for stealing a pair of sunglasses.”

On January 18, the Senate voted to raise the felony theft threshold from $200 to $500. The fate of Senate Bill 105 remains to be seen; however, as the House has consistently blocked such efforts in the past.


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