Full question:
How much does a person have to steal for it to be classified as a felony?
- Category: Criminal
- Date:
- State: National
Answer:
In Arizona, theft is classified based on the value of the stolen property or services:
- Theft of property or services valued at twenty-five thousand dollars or more is a class 2 felony.
- Theft of property or services worth four thousand dollars or more, but less than twenty-five thousand dollars, is a class 3 felony.
- Theft of property or services valued at three thousand dollars or more, but less than four thousand dollars, is a class 4 felony. However, theft of any vehicle engine or transmission is a class 4 felony regardless of its value.
- Theft of property or services worth two thousand dollars or more, but less than three thousand dollars, is a class 5 felony.
- Theft of property or services valued at one thousand dollars or more, but less than two thousand dollars, is a class 6 felony.
- Theft of property or services valued at less than one thousand dollars is a class 1 misdemeanor, unless the property is taken from a person, is a firearm, or is a dog taken for dog fighting, in which case it is a class 6 felony.
These classifications are outlined in Arizona Revised Statutes § 13-1802.
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