An Act relative to felony threshold for multiple theft offenses

HD 2412 amends Massachusetts General Laws to allow multiple theft offenses occurring within 180 days to be combined into a single charge for classification purposes. It affects individuals charged with repeated thefts (covered under sections 30, 37B, 37C, and 60 of Chapter 266) by aggregating the total value of stolen property or services. The bill changes how prosecutors classify these cases: if the combined value meets the felony threshold, the single aggregated charge becomes a felony rather than treating each smaller theft as a misdemeanor. This provision directly impacts defendants facing multiple, closely spaced theft allegations. The bill does not alter the felony threshold amounts themselves but modifies how multiple violations are counted.