TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THEFT OF PROPERTY; TO CREATE AN ENHANCED PENALTY FOR THEFT OF CARGO; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

Impact Assessment for SB301 Sponsored by Senator Gilmore Subtitle TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THEFT OF PROPERTY Impact Summary1 Cannot be determined. The proposed bill creates an enhanced penalty for which the likely number of occurrences is unknown. Change from Current Law2 Amends Title 5 of Arkansas Code Annotated (A.C.A.) by adding an additional subsection to A.C.A. §5-36-103, Theft of Property. [See attached for full reprint of this code section] Under the proposed bill, a violation of A.C.A. § 5-36-103(b)(1), (b)(2), or (b)(3), Theft of Property, Class B, C, or D felonies, may be subject to an enhanced sentence of an additional term of imprisonment not to exceed ten (10) years if the property stolen is cargo. Additionally, the enhanced sentence is consecutive to any other sentence imposed, and a person convicted under the new subsection is ineligible to receive earned release credits. Under current law, there is not an enhanced sentence for theft of cargo. Impact Information The proposed bill creates a new enhanced penalty, the likely number of occurrences of which cannot be determined. The following data is for informational purposes only. The Administrative Office of the Cou