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§ 3934. Theft from a motor vehicle

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 18 Pa.C.S.A. Crimes and Offenses

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 18 Pa.C.S.A. Crimes and Offenses (Refs & Annos)
Part II. Definition of Specific Offenses (Refs & Annos)
Article C. Offenses Against Property
Chapter 39. Theft and Related Offenses (Refs & Annos)
Subchapter B. Definition of Offenses (Refs & Annos)
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3934
§ 3934. Theft from a motor vehicle
Currentness
(a) Offense defined.--A person commits the offense of theft from a motor vehicle if he unlawfully takes or attempts to take possession of, carries away or exercises unlawful control over any movable property of another from a motor vehicle with the intent to deprive him thereof.
(b) Grading.--
(1) An offense under this section is:
(i) a misdemeanor of the third degree if the amount involved was less than $50; or
(ii) a misdemeanor of the second degree if the amount involved was $50 or more but less than $200; or
(iii) a misdemeanor of the first degree if the amount involved was greater than $200.
(2) When the offense is a third or subsequent offense within a five-year period, regardless of the amount involved and regardless of the grading of the prior offenses, an offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.

Credits

1998, Dec. 21, P.L. 1103, No. 149, § 2, effective in 60 days. Amended 1999, June 18, P.L. 67, No. 8, § 2, effective in 60 days.
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3934, PA ST 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3934
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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