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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ANCHORAGE MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 8.15.010 1 TO RAISE THE MINIMUM VALUE OF PROPERTY IN THE CRIME OF THEFT BY 2 SHOPLIFTING; AMENDING SECTION 8.75.160 TO RAISE THE VALUE THRESHOLD 3 AND ADD A CIVIL VIOLATION ALTERNATIVE REMEDY; AND AMENDING 4 SECTION 14.60.030 TO ESTABLISH A FINE AND CONFER JURISDICTION ON THE 5 ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING OFFICER. 6 ____________________________________________________________________________ 7 8 THE ANCHORAGE ASSEMBLY ORDAINS: 9 10 Section 1. Anchorage Municipal Code section 8.15.010 is amended to read as follows: 11 12 8.15.010 Theft defined. 13 14 A. A person commits theft if: 15 1. With the intent to deprive another of property or to appropriate 16 property of another to oneself or a third person, the person obtains the 17 property of another; or 18 2. The person commits theft of lost property under AMC 8.15.020; or 19 3. The person commits theft by deception under AMC 8.15.030; or 20 4. The person commits theft of services under AMC 8.15.040; or 21 5. The person commits theft by shoplifting under AMC 8.15.050. 22 B. Penalties. The crime of theft as defined in AMC 8.15.010A. is punishable by a 23 fine of not more than: 24 1. $2,000.00 or imprisonment of not more than six months, or both such 25 fine and imprisonment, if the value of the property or services is $5.00 26 or more but less than $50.00; except if the crime is theft by shoplifting 27 under subsection A.5. above, then the aforementioned fine applies if 28 the value of the property is $25.00 or more but less than $50.00. 29 2. $10,000.00 or imprisonment of not more than one year, or both such 30 fine and imprisonment, if the value of the property or services is $50.00 31 or greater. 32 (AO No. 98-59(S), § 1, 5-19-98; AO No. 2003-73, § 3, 4-22-03) 33