HCS HB 498 -- AUTO THEFT (Kratky)

COMMITTEE OF ORIGIN:  Crime Prevention and Public Safety

This substitute changes the laws regarding the crimes of
stealing, tampering, and receiving stolen property.  The
substitute:

(1)  Allows the court to order restitution be paid to the victim
of tampering or auto theft, including the victim's insurance
deductible payment, towing and storage fees, and any reasonable
expenses incurred by the victim in prosecuting the offense;

(2)  Prohibits the court or the Board of Probation and Parole
from releasing a person early from probation or parole if the
person has failed to pay restitution;

(3)  Makes evidence of prior acts of tampering admissible to
prove the requisite knowledge or belief in a current tampering
case;

(4)  Makes tampering in the second degree a class C felony when
the person has a prior conviction for tampering in the first or
second degree, auto theft, or receiving stolen property;

(5)  Expands the crime of stealing to include obtaining control
over property or services under circumstances that a reasonable
person would know it was stolen and clarifies that the crime
occurs when undercover police are posing as the sellers of stolen
property; and

(6)  Makes auto theft a class B felony when the person has two
prior convictions for stealing-related offenses.

FISCAL NOTE:  Estimated Cost on General Revenue Fund of Less than
$100,000 in FY 2006, FY 2007, and FY 2008.  No impact on Other
State Funds in FY 2006, FY 2007, and FY 2008.

Missouri House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated August 25, 2005 at 1:19 pm