SCS/SB 831 - This act modifies provisions relating to criminal offenses involving teller machines. OFFENSE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE IN THE FIRST DEGREE (Sections 569.010 & 569.100)
This act adds to the offense of property damage in the first degree if such person knowingly damages, modifies, or destroys a teller machine or otherwise makes it inoperable.
This offense is a Class D felony unless committed for the purpose of executing any scheme or artifice to defraud or obtain any property, the value of which exceeds $750 or the damage to the teller machine exceeds $750, in which case it is a Class C felony. It shall be a Class B felony if committed for the purpose of obtaining the personal financial credentials of another person or if the person has committed a second or subsequent offense of damaging a teller machine.
This provision is identical to provisions in SCS/HB 2088, et al (2022), SCS/HB 2697, et al (2022), SS/SCS/SB 850 (2022), HB 2571 (2022), and HB 2127 (2022).
OFFENSE OF STEALING (Section 570.010 & 570.030)
This act adds that the offense of stealing shall be a Class C felony if the property stolen is a teller machine or the contents of a teller machine including cash regardless of the value or amount stolen.
This provision is identical to provisions in SCS/HB 2088, et al (2022), SCS/HB 2697, et al (2022), SS/SCS/SB 850 (2022), HB 2571 (2022), and HB 2127 (2022).
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