Alabama Theft Laws: Felony Over $500, Retail Theft and Penalties
Alabama theft is a felony when property exceeds $500. See the four degrees of theft, the retail theft law from Act 2023-531, penalties and civil recovery.
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Alaska Theft Laws: $750 Felony Threshold, Penalties and Shoplifting
Alaska theft is a class C felony at $750 or more. See the four theft degrees, repeat-offense rules, concealment of merchandise and the civil shoplifting penalty.
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Arizona Theft Laws: Felony Threshold, Penalties and Shoplifting
In Arizona, theft of $1,000 or more is a class 6 felony, rising to class 2 at $25,000. See shoplifting grades, repeat-offense rules and civil penalties.
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Arkansas Theft Laws: Felony Threshold, Penalties and Shoplifting (2026)
In Arkansas, theft over $1,000 is a Class D felony, and $1,000 or less is a felony with a theft conviction in the past 10 years. See penalties and shoplifting rules.
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California Theft Laws: Petty vs Grand Theft, Shoplifting and Prop 36
In California, theft over $950 is grand theft under Penal Code 487. See petty theft and shoplifting penalties, Prop 36 repeat-theft rules and merchant liability.
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Colorado Theft Laws: Felony Threshold, Penalties and Shoplifting (2026)
In Colorado, theft of $2,000 or more is a class 6 felony, and stealing a firearm is a felony at any value. See the penalty tiers, shoplifting rules and civil penalties.
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Connecticut Larceny Laws: Felony Threshold, Degrees and Shoplifting
In Connecticut, larceny of more than $2,000 is a Class D felony under C.G.S. 53a-124. See all six larceny degrees, shoplifting rules and civil liability.
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D.C. Theft Laws: $1,000 First-Degree Line, Penalties and Shoplifting
D.C. theft of $1,000 or more is first-degree theft with up to 10 years. See second-degree theft, repeat-offender rules, shoplifting and merchant civil recovery.
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Delaware Theft Laws: Felony Threshold, Penalties, Shoplifting (2026)
Delaware theft is a class G felony above $1,500 under 11 Del. C. 841, and shoplifting at $1,500 or more. See penalty classes, older-victim rules and civil demands.
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Florida Theft Laws: Felony Threshold, Petit vs. Grand Theft (2026)
Florida theft becomes a felony at $750 under section 812.014. See petit and grand theft tiers, repeat-offense rules, retail theft and the civil demand statute.
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Georgia Theft Laws: Felony Threshold, Shoplifting and Penalties (2026)
Georgia theft carries 1-5 years from $1,500.01 under O.C.G.A. 16-8-12, and shoplifting is a felony over $500. See every tier, repeat rules and civil demands.
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Hawaii Theft Laws: Felony Threshold, Degrees and Shoplifting (2026)
Hawaii theft is a class C felony when the value exceeds $750 under HRS 708-831. See each theft degree, value-independent felonies, shoplifting fines and civil penalties.
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Idaho Theft Laws: Grand Theft Over $1,000, Petit Theft and Shoplifting
In Idaho, theft is a felony (grand theft) when the value exceeds $1,000. See petit and grand theft penalties, value-independent felonies and shoplifting rules.
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Illinois Theft Laws: Felony Threshold, Penalties and Retail Theft
In Illinois, theft over $500 is a Class 3 felony and retail theft over $300 is too. See every value class, sentencing range, enhancement and civil rule.
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Indiana Theft Laws: Felony Threshold, Penalties and Shoplifting (2026)
In Indiana, theft of $750 or more is a Level 6 felony, and a prior theft conviction makes any theft a felony. See penalties, shoplifting rules and civil damages.
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Iowa Theft Laws: Felony Threshold, Degrees and Shoplifting (2026)
In Iowa, theft over $1,500 is a class D felony and over $10,000 a class C felony. See the five degrees of theft, shoplifting rules and store civil claims.
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Kansas Theft Laws: $1,500 Felony Line, Shoplifting and Penalties
In Kansas, theft of $1,500 or more is a severity level 9 felony. See penalties by value, the sentencing grid, repeat and multi-store felonies, and civil demands.
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Kentucky Theft Laws: $1,000 Felony Line, Penalties and Shoplifting
Kentucky theft is a Class D felony at $1,000 or more under KRS 514.030. See the value tiers, repeat-theft rule, shoplifting detention and civil penalties.
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Louisiana Theft Laws: Felony Threshold, Penalties and Shoplifting
Louisiana theft of $1,000 or more is a felony under La. R.S. 14:67. See each value tier, repeat and package theft rules, shoplifting detention and civil damages.
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Maine Theft Laws: Class C Threshold, Penalties and Shoplifting (2026)
Maine theft is a Class C crime above $1,000 and Class B above $10,000. See every value tier, repeat-offense rules, shoplifting and the civil penalty.
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Maryland Theft Laws: Felony Threshold, Penalties and Shoplifting (2026)
In Maryland, theft of $1,500 or more is a felony. See the value tiers, repeat-offender rule, organized retail theft and the merchant demand-letter process.
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Massachusetts Larceny Laws: Felony Threshold and Shoplifting (2026)
In Massachusetts, larceny over $1,200 or of a firearm is a felony with up to 5 years in state prison. See shoplifting fines, repeat rules and recent changes.
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Michigan Theft Laws: Felony Threshold, Retail Fraud, Penalties (2026)
In Michigan, larceny of $1,000 or more is a felony under MCL 750.356. See every value tier, retail fraud degrees, repeat-offense rules and civil demands.
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Minnesota Theft Laws: Felony Threshold, Penalties and Shoplifting (2026)
In Minnesota, theft over $1,000 is a felony, and over $500 to $1,000 is a gross misdemeanor. See the penalty tiers, 2026 changes, shoplifting rules and civil liability.
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Mississippi Larceny and Shoplifting Laws: Felony Threshold (2026)
In Mississippi, larceny of $1,000 or more is felony grand larceny, but shoplifting is a felony only above $1,000. See penalties, repeat rules and civil demands.
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Missouri Theft (Stealing) Laws: Felony Threshold and Penalties (2026)
In Missouri, stealing $750 or more is a class D felony. See the value tiers, felonies at any value, repeat-offense rules, shoplifting and organized retail theft.
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Montana Theft Laws: $1,500 Felony Threshold, Penalties and Shoplifting
Montana theft over $1,500 carries up to 10 years, a fine of up to $50,000, or both. See the misdemeanor tier, shoplifting rules and the civil penalty.
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Nebraska Theft Laws: $1,500 Felony Line, Shoplifting and Penalties
In Nebraska, theft of $1,500 or more is a Class IV felony. See penalties by value, repeat-conviction felonies, shoplifting and the 2025 organized retail crime law.
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Nevada Theft Laws: $1,200 Felony Line, Penalties and Shoplifting
In Nevada, theft of $1,200 or more is a felony. See penalties by value, grand and petit larceny, organized retail theft and store civil claims.
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New Hampshire Theft Laws: Felony Threshold, Penalties and Shoplifting
New Hampshire theft is a class B felony above $1,000 and class A above $1,500 under RSA 637:11. See misdemeanor rules, willful concealment and civil damages.
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New Jersey Theft Laws: Degrees, Penalties and Shoplifting (2026)
New Jersey grades theft by degree: $200 to $500 is a fourth-degree crime, over $500 third degree. See shoplifting penalties and civil demand rules.
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New Mexico Theft Laws: $500 Felony Line, Shoplifting and Penalties
In New Mexico, larceny over $500 is a fourth degree felony. See penalties by value, shoplifting aggregation, organized retail crime and the civil shoplifting statute.
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New York Larceny and Theft Laws: Felony Threshold, Penalties (2026)
In New York, larceny is a felony when the property is worth more than $1,000 (Penal Law 155.30). See petit and grand larceny tiers, shoplifting and store demands.
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North Carolina Larceny Laws: Felony Threshold, Shoplifting (2026)
In North Carolina, larceny of goods worth more than $1,000 is a Class H felony. See penalties, felonies at any value, shoplifting rules and civil liability.
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North Dakota Theft Laws: Felony Threshold, Shoplifting, Penalties
North Dakota theft is a class C felony above $1,000 under NDCC 12.1-23-05. See misdemeanor tiers, the repeat shoplifting ladder and civil remedies for stores.
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Ohio Theft Laws: Felony Threshold, Penalties and Shoplifting (2026)
In Ohio, theft of $1,000 or more is a fifth-degree felony under R.C. 2913.02. See every value tier, grand theft, shoplifting rules and civil recovery.
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Oklahoma Theft Laws: Grand Larceny Threshold and Shoplifting (2026)
In Oklahoma, larceny of $1,000 or more is grand larceny, a felony under 21 O.S. 1704 and 1705. See each felony class, petit larceny and shoplifting rules.
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Oregon Theft Laws: Felony Threshold, Degrees and Shoplifting (2026)
Oregon theft is a Class C felony at $1,000 or more under ORS 164.055, rising to $1,500 on January 1, 2027. See each degree, shoplifting and civil penalties.
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Pennsylvania Theft Laws: Felony Threshold and Retail Theft (2026)
In Pennsylvania, general theft over $2,000 is a third-degree felony, and retail theft over $1,000 or a third offense is too. See every grade and civil rule.
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Rhode Island Larceny Laws: Felony Threshold, Penalties and Shoplifting
Rhode Island larceny over $1,500 is a felony with up to 3, 6 or 10 years by value. See shoplifting penalties, repeat-offense rules and civil restitution.
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South Carolina Theft Laws: Petit vs Grand Larceny and Shoplifting
In South Carolina, larceny over $2,000 is a felony. See petit and grand larceny penalties, shoplifting tiers, repeat-offense rules and store civil claims.
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South Dakota Theft Laws: Grand vs Petty Theft and Shoplifting (2026)
In South Dakota, theft over $1,000 is grand theft, a Class 6 felony (SDCL 22-30A-17). See petty theft classes, shoplifting penalties and civil demand rules.
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Tennessee Theft Laws: Felony Threshold, Penalties and Shoplifting (2026)
In Tennessee, theft over $1,000 is a felony. See the value classes, penalty ranges, shoplifting rules, organized retail crime and the merchant civil remedy.
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Texas Theft Laws: Felony Threshold, Penalties and Shoplifting (2026)
Texas theft becomes a state jail felony at $2,500 under Penal Code 31.03. See every value tier, repeat-offense rules, organized retail theft and civil liability.
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Theft Laws by State: Felony Theft Thresholds in All 50 States (2026)
Felony theft thresholds in all 50 states and D.C., from just over $500 to $2,500 (New Jersey: $200), with grades, shoplifting, civil demand and federal law.
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Utah Theft Laws: $1,500 Felony Line, Retail Theft and Penalties
In Utah, theft of $1,500 or more is a felony. See penalties by value, repeat-offense and store-ban rules, retail theft and merchant civil penalties.
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Vermont Larceny and Theft Laws: $900 Felony Line and Retail Theft
Vermont grand larceny over $900 carries up to 10 years. See petit larceny, retail theft penalties and repeat-offense ladder, and store detention rules.
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Virginia Larceny Laws: Felony Threshold, Penalties and Shoplifting
In Virginia, theft of $1,000 or more is grand larceny, a felony of 1 to 20 years. See petit larceny penalties, shoplifting rules and civil demands.
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Washington Theft Laws: Felony Threshold, Degrees and Shoplifting (2026)
In Washington, theft over $750 is a class C felony and over $5,000 a class B felony. See theft degrees, retail theft felonies and the shoplifting civil penalty.
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West Virginia Theft Laws: Grand Larceny, Petit Larceny and Shoplifting
West Virginia grand larceny starts at $1,000 under W. Va. Code 61-3-13. See petit larceny penalties, shoplifting grades, organized retail theft and civil penalties.
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Wisconsin Theft Laws: Felony Threshold, Retail Theft and Penalties (2026)
Wisconsin theft is a felony above $2,500, but retail theft is a felony above $500. See the penalty classes, the 2026 repeat-offense law and store civil claims.
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Wyoming Theft Laws: $1,000 Felony Threshold, Penalties and Shoplifting
Wyoming theft of $1,000 or more is a felony with up to 10 years. See misdemeanor theft, the third-offense felony rule, shoplifting and civil liability.
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