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Grand theft or grand larceny is a category used to rank the severity of crime associated with theft.

Generally, in the United States it is defined as intentional taking property of others in an amount exceeding the state statutory amount.^[1]

Grand theft occurs when an action that occurred meets the criteria for the applicable jurisdiction.

Grand theft by state [link]

Specifics vary widely between states. Some exemptions include: theft of agricultural produce, based on current wholesale value at the time of incident exceeding $250; firearm theft; motor vehicle theft; or bovine animals regardless of value.^[2]

California [link]

Grand theft is committed when the value of stolen property exceeds $400. Theft is also considered grand theft when more than $250 in crops or marine life-forms are stolen, “when the property is taken from the person of another,” or when the property stolen is an automobile, farm animal, or firearm.^[3] There are a number of criminal statutes in the California Penal Code defining grand theft in different amounts. Most common amount is $950.00 (a relatively small amount).

Florida [link]

"In general, any property taken that carries a value of more than $300 can be considered grand theft in certain circumstances..."^[4]

Hawaii [link]

Theft in the first or second degree is a felony. Theft in the first degree means theft above $20,000 or of a firearm or explosive; or theft over $300 during a declared emergency. Theft in the second degree means theft above $300, theft from the person of another, or agricultural products over $100 or aquacultural products from an enclosed property.^[5]

Illinois [link]

Theft is a felony if the value of the property exceeds $300 or the property is stolen from the person of another. Thresholds at $10,000, $100,000, and $500,000 determine how severe the punishment can be. The location from which property was stolen is also a factor in sentencing.^[6]

Massachusets [link]

Value of stolen property is greater than $250.^[7]

Missouri [link]

Stealing is a felony if the value of stolen property exceeds $500. It is also a felony if “The actor physically takes the property appropriated from the person of the victim” or the stolen property is a vehicle, legal document, credit card, firearm, explosive, U.S. flag on display, livestock animal, fish with value exceeding $75, captive wildlife, controlled substance, or ammonia.^[8] Stealing in excess of $25,000 is usually a class B felony (sentence: 5–15 years),^[9] while any other felony stealing (not including the felonies of burglary or robbery) that does not involve chemicals is a class C felony (sentence: up to 7 years). Non-felony stealing is a class A misdemeanor (sentence: up to 1 year).

New York [link]

Grand larceny consists of stealing property with a value exceeding $1000; or stealing a public record, secret scientific material, firearm, credit or debit card, ammonia, telephone with service, or motor vehicle or religious item with value exceeding $100; or stealing from the person of another or by extortion or from an ATM. The degree of grand larceny is increased if the theft was from an ATM, through extortion involving fear, or involved a value exceeding the thresholds of $3,000, $50,000, or $1,000,000.^[10]

Texas [link]

Value of stolen property exceeds $500.^[11] Grand theft is typically considered a felony, especially if a weapon was used to commit the crime.

Vermont [link]

Grand Larceny: Value of goods and chattel exceed $200 or it is a firearm...^{[citation needed]}

See also [link]

• Larceny
• Robbery
• Theft

References [link]