AB 1511: Sentencing enhancements: property loss.

State law, repealed as of January 1, 2018, required a court to impose an additional term of imprisonment, as specified, when any person takes, damages, or destroys any property in the commission or attempted commission of a felony, as specified.

This bill would authorize the court, if a person takes, damages, or destroys property in the commission or attempted commission of a felony, with the intent to cause that taking, damage, or destruction, to impose an additional term of imprisonment of up to 2 years if the property loss exceeds $235,000, an additional term of imprisonment of up to 3 years if the property loss exceeds $1,500,000, or an additional term of imprisonment of up to 4 years if the property loss exceeds $3,700,000. The bill would require the Legislature to review those threshold amounts every 5 years and adjust them for inflation.

Because this bill would increase the penalty for existing felonies, it would impose a state-mandated local program.

The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.