Myrtle Beach Larceny Lawyer
Larceny is the unlawful taking of another person’s property with the intent to permanently deprive them thereof. There are two types of larceny: petit and grand. Petit larceny is stealing anything worth $2,000 or less. Grand Larceny is stealing something worth more than $2,000. It is important to have an experienced attorney defend you so that you are not charged with something you did not do, but it is also important to have an experienced attorney represent you so that you are not overcharged. Many times victims will claim or believe their property is worth far more than it actually is. You need someone to represent you that will ensure you are not responsible for something you did not do.
Petit larceny and grand larceny are defined as follows:
- Simple larceny of any article of goods, choses in action, bank bills, bills receivable, chattels, or other article of personalty of which by law larceny may be committed, or of any fixture, part, or product of the soil severed from the soil by an unlawful act, or has a value of two thousand dollars or less, is petit larceny, a misdemeanor, triable in the magistrates court or municipal court, notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 22-3-540, 22-3-545, 22-3-550, and 14-25-65. Upon conviction, the person must be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than thirty days.
- Larceny of goods, chattels, instruments, or other personalty valued in excess of two thousand dollars is grand larceny. Upon conviction, the person is guilty of a felony and must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than:
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five years if the value of the personalty is more than two thousand dollars but less than ten thousand dollars;
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ten years if the value of the personalty is ten thousand dollars or more.
View South Carolina Code of Laws 16-13-30 for Petit larceny and grand larceny.