HB 1255-S - DIGEST

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

     Provides that a person is guilty of taking a motor vehicle without permission in the first degree if he or she, without the permission of the owner or person entitled to possession, intentionally takes or drives away any automobile or motor vehicle, whether propelled by steam, electricity, or internal combustion engine, that is the property of another.

     Declares that taking a motor vehicle without permission in the first degree is a class B felony.

     Declares that a person is guilty of taking a motor vehicle without permission in the second degree if he or she, without the permission of the owner or person entitled to possession, intentionally takes or drives away any automobile or motor vehicle, whether propelled by steam, electricity, or internal combustion engine, that is the property of another, or he or she voluntarily rides in or upon the automobile or motor vehicle with knowledge of the fact that it was unlawfully taken.

     Declares that taking a motor vehicle without permission in the second degree is a class C felony.