Florida Criminal Law: What Are the Penalties for the Crime of Grand Theft in the Third Degree?
In Florida, Florida Statute 812.014, identifies the crime of theft or stealing and provides multiple definitions for each crime and severity of the crime. For example, stealing a stop sign is considered a crime of Grand Theft in the Third Degree and is a felony in the third degree. Understanding the charge is helpful, but knowing the penalties for the crime is also inherent to developing a proper defense to the State of Florida’s case against you when charged.
A felony in the third degree, according to Florida Statute 775.082, carries a maximum penalty of five (5) years in prison. If convicted in Florida of Grand Theft in the Third Degree, the maximum fine that may be imposed is $5,000, Florida Statute 775.083. The crime of Grand Theft is defined with many components ranging from first degree to third degree. The crime of Grand Theft, in whatever degree, is a felony and the penalties consist of prison time ranging from a maximum of five (5) years in third degree felony to a maximum of 30 years in a first degree felony.
If you have been charged with a Grand Theft, then you should speak with a Floridacriminal lawyer about your rights and options.
Michael A. Atter
Former Prosecutor
Keith L. Maynard
Former Assistant Public Defender
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