How to Get a Petty Theft Misdemeanor Expungement
Petty theft, which refers to the theft of property worth less than $100, is a Class C misdemeanor in Texas. In some situations, you may be able to have petty theft arrests and charges expunged from your record. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fwm3230KwMI What qualifies as petty theft? The term “Petty Theft” can be used to describe any low-value theft of property. Under Texas Penal Code § 31.03, the crime of theft is defined as follows: “(a) A person commits an offense if he unlawfully appropriates property with intent to deprive the owner of property. (b) Appropriation of property is unlawful if: (1) it is without the owner's effective consent; (2) the property is stolen and the actor appropriates the property knowing it was stolen by another; The most common type of theft is taking property without the owner’s permission and not intending to give it back. However, Texas’s theft statute also covers receiving stolen property. The lowest theft charge in Texas, sometimes called petty theft, is a Class C misdemeanor. If you don’t have any prior convictions and the stolen property’s value is under $100, you can only be charged with a Class C misdemeanor. A Class C misdemeanor conviction for petty theft won’t land you in jail; the maximum penalty is a $500 fine. Can petty theft be dismissed? Some petty theft charges can be dismissed through the court’s pretrial diversion or deferred adjudication programs. Pretrial Diversion To participate in pretrial diversion, the District Attorney’s office has to give you permission to be admitted into…