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‘Porch Pirate’ Penalty Bill Heavily Amended Thursday Following Committee Passage

April 16, 2021 3:26 pmApril 16, 2021 4:09 pm

A bill that would reclassify ‘porch pirate’ thefts in California as mail thefts and punishable by fines and up to a year in prison was heavily amended on Thursday, only days after passing unanimously in the Senate Public Safety Committee....

Increased ‘Porch Pirate’ Penalty Bill Introduced for the Second Time in the Senate

February 11, 2021 5:26 pm

On Wednesday, a bill that would increase penalties for those who steal delivered packages, commonly known as “porch pirates”, was introduced in the Senate. Senate Bill 358, authored by Senator Brian Jones (R-Santee), would drastically increase both jail time and...

Increased ‘Porch Pirate’ Penalty Bill Voted Down By Senate Democrats

May 20, 2020 5:41 pm

On Wednesday, a bill designed to increase penalties for those who steal packages from outside people’s homes was struck down 5 to 2 during the Senate Public Safety Committee hearing. Harsher sentences rejected for ‘porch pirates’ Senate Bill 979, written...

“Porch Package Thieves” Bill Will Return to the Assembly With Harsher Sentences

December 19, 2019 4:00 pm

After a rise of porch package thefts both in California and nationwide, a bill designed to give harsher sentences to package thieves will be returning to the Assembly. Assembly Bill 1210, which was written earlier this year by Assemblyman Evan...