Honorable Pete Flores, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB1451 by Flores (Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of stealing or receiving a stolen check or similar sight order.), As Introduced
The bill would increase the penalty for the offense of stealing or receiving a stolen check or similar sight order from a Class A misdemeanor to a state jail felony.
Increasing the penalty for an existing offense may result in additional demands upon state correctional resources due to a possible increase in the number of individuals confined and in the length of stay for individuals sentenced to a term of confinement.
In fiscal year 2024, there were 72 arrests, no referrals, seven placements onto community supervision, and no individuals admitted into a state correctional institution for the misdemeanor offense of stealing or receiving a stolen check or similar sight order.
It is assumed that any impact on state correctional populations or on the demand for state correctional resources would not be significant.