{"id":5093,"date":"2011-05-20T08:00:52","date_gmt":"2011-05-20T15:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jacksonwhitelaw.com\/criminal-defense-law\/?p=5093"},"modified":"2024-09-19T09:16:58","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T16:16:58","slug":"possible-punishments-caught-stealing-from-atm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jacksonwhitelaw.com\/criminal-defense-law\/blog\/possible-punishments-caught-stealing-from-atm\/","title":{"rendered":"Possible Punishments if Caught Stealing from an ATM in Arizona"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/h2>\n

If you are\u00a0caught stealing cash from an ATM machine\u00a0you can be charged with multiple crimes. The two most likely charges will be criminal theft<\/strong> and criminal damage.<\/strong>\u00a0A person can be charged with both crimes regarding a single incident because they concentrate on separate acts committed during the event.<\/p>\n

Criminal Theft<\/h2>\n

According to ARS 13-1802<\/a>, \u201cA person commits theft if, without lawful authority, the person knowingly controls property of another with the intent to deprive the other person of such property\u201d<\/p>\n

The severity of your\u00a0criminal theft charges<\/a>\u00a0will depend on the prosecution\u2019s evidence against you, and the dollar amount you are accused of stealing. Further, theft can carry the following penalties in Arizona:<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Value of Stolen Item<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nClassification<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nPenalty\/Sentence*<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Less than $1,000<\/td>\nClass 1 Misdemeanor<\/td>\nUp to 6 months in jail<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
$1,000 \u2013 $1,999<\/td>\nClass 6 Felony<\/td>\nUp to 1.5 years in prison<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
$2,000 \u2013 $2,999<\/td>\nClass 5 Felony<\/td>\nUp to 2 years in prison<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
$3,000 \u2013 $3,999<\/td>\nClass 4 Felony<\/td>\nUp to 3 years in prison<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
$4,000 \u2013 $4,999<\/td>\nClass 3 Felony<\/td>\nUp to 7 years in prison<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
$5,000 \u2013 $5,999<\/td>\nClass 2 Felony<\/td>\nUp to 10 years in prison<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Criminal Damage<\/h2>\n

As explained in ARS 13-1602<\/a>, a person commits criminal damage by:<\/p>\n