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Theft and Shoplifting

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If you've been charged with theft, call an experienced criminal defense attorney to fight for you. We are Kansas Trial Lawyers, dedicated to zealous advocacy.

The following is the Kansas statute for theft: K.S.A. 21-3701: Theft

(a) Theft is any of the following acts done with intent to deprive the owner permanently of the possession, use or benefit of the owner's property:

(1) Obtaining or exerting unauthorized control over property;

(2) obtaining by deception control over property;

(3) obtaining by threat control over property; or

(4) obtaining control over stolen property knowing the property to have been stolen by another.

(b) (1) Theft of property of the value of $100,000 or more is a severity level 5, nonperson felony.

(2) Theft of property of the value of at least $25,000 but less than $100,000 is a severity level 7, nonperson felony.

(3) Theft of property of the value of at least $1,000 but less than $25,000 is a severity level 9, nonperson felony.

(4) Theft of property regardless of the value from three separate mercantile establishments within a period of 72 hours as part of the same act or transaction or in two or more acts or transactions connected together or constituting parts of a common scheme or course of conduct is a severity level 9, nonperson felony.

(5) Theft of property of the value of less than $1,000 is a class A nonperson misdemeanor.

(6) Theft of property of the value of less than $1,000 is a severity level 9, nonperson felony if committed by a person who has been convicted of theft two or more times.

(c) Conviction of a violation of a municipal ordinance prohibiting acts which constitute theft as defined by this section shall be considered a conviction of theft for the purpose of determining the number of prior convictions and the classification of the crime under this section.

History: L. 1969, ch. 180, § 21-3701; L. 1972, ch. 116, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 120, § 29; L. 1984, ch. 119, § 2; L. 1988, ch. 113, § 2; L. 1992, ch. 298, § 39; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 64; L. 1994, ch. 291, § 26; L. 2001, ch. 208, § 5; L. 2002, ch. 123, § 2; L. 2004, ch. 175, § 1; July 1.

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