Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-105 (2024)
Grading of theft
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- (a) Theft of property or services is:
- (1) A Class A misdemeanor if the value of the property or services obtained is one thousand dollars ($1,000) or less, except when the property obtained is a firearm;
- (2) A Class E felony if the property obtained is a firearm worth less than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), or if the value of the property or services obtained is more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) but less than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500);
- (3) A Class D felony if the value of the property or services obtained is two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) or more but less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000);
- (4) A Class C felony if the value of the property or services obtained is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more but less than sixty thousand dollars ($60,000);
- (5) A Class B felony if the value of the property or services obtained is sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) or more but less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000); and
- (6) A Class A felony if the value of the property or services obtained is two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) or more.
- (b)
- (1) In a prosecution for theft of property, theft of services, and any offense for which the punishment is determined pursuant to this section, the state may charge multiple criminal acts committed against one (1) or more victims as a single count if the criminal acts arise from a common scheme, purpose, intent or enterprise.
- (2) The monetary value of property from multiple criminal acts which are charged in a single count of theft of property shall be aggregated to establish value under this section.
- (c) Venue in a prosecution for any offense punishable pursuant to this section shall be in the county where one (1) or more elements of the offense occurred, or in the county where an act of solicitation, inducement, offer, acceptance, delivery, storage, or financial transaction occurred involving the property, service or article of the victim.
- (d) Theft of a firearm shall be punished by confinement for not less than one hundred eighty (180) days in addition to any other penalty authorized by law.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 108, Secs.s9, s10 eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 108, s 8, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 486, s 8, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 906, s 5, eff. 1/1/2017.
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; 2012, ch. 1080, § 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 335
cases (45 in the last 5 years), 1992–2026 · leading case: State v. Gentry, 538 S.W.3d 413 (Tenn. 2017).
State v. Gentry, 538 S.W.3d 413 (Tenn. 2017). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-105 (a)(6). D. Is the proof in this case sufficient to support a conviction for aggravated burglary? Defendant's sole challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence to support her conviction for aggravated burglary is that because she never committed theft,…”
State v. Sisk, 343 S.W.3d 60 (Tenn. 2011). “§ 39-14-403(b) *64 (2003); theft of property valued at $10,000 or more but less than $60,000, a Class C felony, see Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-14-105(4) (2003); and theft of property valued at $1,000 or more but less than $10,000, a Class D felony, see Tenn.”
State of Tennessee v. Cynthia J. Finch, 465 S.W.3d 584 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2013). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-105 , -114(c). “However, all forgeries are at least Class E felonies because of the extensive possible harm.”
Ewing v. California, 538 U.S. 11 (2003). “Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 39-14-105 (3), 40-35-106(a)(1), (c), 40-35-112(b)(4) (1997).”
State of Tennessee v. Jonathan David Patterson, 564 S.W.3d 423 (Tenn. 2018). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-103 (2018) (defining theft of property); Tenn.”
State v. Lewter, 313 S.W.3d 745 (Tenn. 2010). “” Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-14-105(3) (2006) further provides that theft of property with a value of $1,000 or more is a Class D felony.”
State v. Davis, 940 S.W.2d 558 (Tenn. 1997). “See Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-14-105(3) (1992). 3 .”
State of Tennessee v. Alkita M. Odom, 64 S.W.3d 370 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2001). “Both forgery and criminal simulation provide that the offense is “punishable as theft pursuant to § 39-14-105, but in no event shall [the offense] be less than a Class E felony.”
State of Tennessee v. Perry A. March, 293 S.W.3d 576 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2008). “§ 39-14-105(4).3 The particular type of evidence insufficiency claimed by the defendant is typically known as a variance.”
State v. Swift, 308 S.W.3d 827 (Tenn. 2010). “Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-14-105(1) (2006). 4 .”
State v. Grissom, 956 S.W.2d 514 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1997). “§ 39-14-105(4). Following a sentencing hearing on March 24, 1994, the trial judge sentenced Appellant to the maximum sentence of six years in the Department of Correction.”
Bd. of Prof'l Responsibility v. Love, 256 S.W.3d 644 (Tenn. 2008). “See Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-14-105 (1991). 5 . Although the record is unclear, sometime after his theft, Love’s mother passed away.”
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-105(1): 19 cases
State v. Swift, 308 S.W.3d 827 (Tenn. 2010). “Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-14-105(1) (2006). 4 .”
State of Tennessee v. Michael W. Parsons, 437 S.W.3d 457 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2011).
State v. Wright, 836 S.W.2d 130 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1992).
State of Tennessee v. Todd Joseph Sweet, No. E2010-00728-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Dec. 16, 2011).
State of Tennessee v. Todd Joseph Sweet, No. E2010-00729-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Dec. 22, 2011).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-105(1)(3): 1 case
State of Tennessee v. Ricky L. Helmick, Jr., No. E2019-02101-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Mar. 23, 2021).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-105(2): 7 cases
State of Tennessee v. Errol Shields, No. M2016-01342-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. June 8, 2017).
State of Tennessee v. Kevin Womack, No. W2011-01827-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. July 26, 2012).
State of Tennessee v. Travis Ray Wilkins, No. E2005-00018-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Feb. 6, 2006).
State of Tennessee v. Tony Samuel, No. W2005-01448-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Apr. 5, 2006).
State of Tennessee v. Thomas D. Stanton, No. M2003-03049-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Mar. 17, 2005).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-105(3): 35 cases
State v. Sisk, 343 S.W.3d 60 (Tenn. 2011). “§ 39-14-403(b) *64 (2003); theft of property valued at $10,000 or more but less than $60,000, a Class C felony, see Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-14-105(4) (2003); and theft of property valued at $1,000 or more but less than $10,000, a Class D felony, see Tenn.”
State v. Lewter, 313 S.W.3d 745 (Tenn. 2010). “” Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-14-105(3) (2006) further provides that theft of property with a value of $1,000 or more is a Class D felony.”
State v. Davis, 940 S.W.2d 558 (Tenn. 1997). “See Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-14-105(3) (1992). 3 .”
State v. Torrey, 880 S.W.2d 710 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1993).
State of Tennessee v. Lorenzo Pfeifer, 993 S.W.2d 47 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1998).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-105(4): 15 cases
State v. Sisk, 343 S.W.3d 60 (Tenn. 2011). “§ 39-14-403(b) *64 (2003); theft of property valued at $10,000 or more but less than $60,000, a Class C felony, see Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-14-105(4) (2003); and theft of property valued at $1,000 or more but less than $10,000, a Class D felony, see Tenn.”
State of Tennessee v. Perry A. March, 293 S.W.3d 576 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2008). “§ 39-14-105(4).3 The particular type of evidence insufficiency claimed by the defendant is typically known as a variance.”
State v. Grissom, 956 S.W.2d 514 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1997). “§ 39-14-105(4). Following a sentencing hearing on March 24, 1994, the trial judge sentenced Appellant to the maximum sentence of six years in the Department of Correction.”
State of Tennessee v. Timothy Jerome Washington, No. E2008-00515-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. July 29, 2009).
State of Tennessee v. Todd Joseph Sweet, No. E2010-00728-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Dec. 16, 2011).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-105(4)(2006): 1 case
State of Tennessee v. John Jackson, No. M2013-00969-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. May 16, 2014).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-105(5): 11 cases
State v. Lane, 254 S.W.3d 349 (Tenn. 2008).
State of Tennessee v. Wayne Boykin, No. W2010-00719-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Sept. 26, 2011).
State of Tennessee v. Timothy Damon Carter, No. M2014-01532-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Mar. 8, 2016).
Jeffrey Wayne Hughes v. State of Tennessee, No. M2020-00531-CCA-R3-PC (Tenn. Crim. App. Sept. 23, 2021).
Carter v. Slatery, No. 3:20-cv-00483 (M.D. Tenn. Aug. 29, 2023).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-105(6): 1 case
State of Tennessee v. Tabitha Gentry, No. W2015-01745-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Aug. 12, 2016).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-105(a): 18 cases
State of Tennessee v. Ashley N. Menke, 590 S.W.3d 455 (Tenn. 2019).
State of Tennessee v. Ellen Becker Goldberg, No. M2017-02215-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Mar. 20, 2019).
State of Tennessee v. Charles Keese, 591 S.W.3d 75 (Tenn. 2019).
State of Tennessee v. Christopher Talley, No. W2017-01752-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Aug. 24, 2018).
State of Tennessee v. Charles Keese, No. E2016-02020-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Mar. 15, 2018).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-105(a)(1): 9 cases
State of Tennessee v. Martinos Derring, No. W2017-02290-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Jan. 16, 2019).
State of Tennessee v. Jeremy Lee Fleming, No. M2019-00573-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Jan. 8, 2021).
George W. Cosey v. State of Tennessee, No. M2024-00561-CCA-R3-PC (Tenn. Crim. App. Feb. 28, 2025).
State of Tennessee v. Tamekia Shantell Jones, No. W2013-02578-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Dec. 2, 2014).
State of Tennessee v. Artt Tanner Horne, No. M2017-00752-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Feb. 27, 2018).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-105(a)(2): 10 cases
State of Tennessee v. Charles Bradley Mims, No. W2015-02072-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. July 19, 2016).
State of Tennessee v. Jonathon Wayne Thompson, No. M2016-00129-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Nov. 4, 2016).
State of Tennessee v. Christopher Collier, No. W2016-01231-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. June 20, 2017).
State of Tennessee v. Timothy Mitchell Dawson, No. E2021-00913-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. May 18, 2022).
State of Tennessee v. Edward Carter, No. W2014-00538-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Dec. 30, 2014).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-105(a)(3): 28 cases
State of Tennessee v. Cynthia J. Finch, 465 S.W.3d 584 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2013). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-105 , -114(c). “However, all forgeries are at least Class E felonies because of the extensive possible harm.”
State of Tennessee v. David Roger Petty, No. M2016-01036-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Oct. 5, 2017).
State of Tennessee v. Harold Smith, No. W2015-02229-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Oct. 21, 2016).
State of Tennessee v. Martinos Derring, No. W2017-02290-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Jan. 16, 2019).
State of Tennessee v. Stanley Jefferson, No. W2020-00578-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. June 22, 2021).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-105(a)(4): 6 cases
State of Tennessee v. Melvin Dwayne Dunn, Jr., No. E2017-00911-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. July 23, 2018).
State of Tennessee v. George Cleave, No. W2023-01590-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Jan. 14, 2025).
State of Tennessee v. Mario Norfleet, No. W2014-00780-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Nov. 23, 2015).
State of Tennessee v. James Bennett, No. W2019-00937-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. July 16, 2020).
State of Tennessee v. Laseena Tirree White, No. E2020-01473-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Nov. 22, 2021).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-105(a)(5): 2 cases
State of Tennessee v. Branden Michael Toth, No. E2015-00022-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Mar. 9, 2016).
State of Tennessee v. Ida Veronica Thomas, No. M2019-02137-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Jan. 28, 2021).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-105(a)(6): 2 cases
Jeffrey Wayne Hughes v. State of Tennessee, No. M2020-00531-CCA-R3-PC (Tenn. Crim. App. Sept. 23, 2021).
State of Tennessee v. Alexander Friedmann, No. M2023-00314-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. June 17, 2025).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-105(a)(l): 1 case
State of Tennessee v. Wanda F. Russell, 382 S.W.3d 312 (Tenn. 2012).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-105(b): 4 cases
Jeffrey Wayne Hughes v. State of Tennessee, No. M2020-00531-CCA-R3-PC (Tenn. Crim. App. Sept. 23, 2021).
State of Tennessee v. Ellen Becker Goldberg, No. M2017-02215-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Mar. 20, 2019).
State of Tennessee v. Mashaal Arradi, No. M2013-00613-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Mar. 7, 2014).
State of Tennessee v. Randy Anthony Sanders, No. M2014-02535-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Sept. 18, 2015).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-105(b)(1): 3 cases
State of Tennessee v. Denton Jones, No. E2017-00535-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. June 28, 2018).
Jeffrey Wayne Hughes v. State of Tennessee, No. M2020-00531-CCA-R3-PC (Tenn. Crim. App. Sept. 23, 2021).
State of Tennessee v. Randy Anthony Sanders, No. M2014-02535-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Sept. 18, 2015).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-105(b)(1)(2): 1 case
State of Tennessee v. Laseena Tirree White, No. E2020-01473-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Nov. 22, 2021).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-105(b)(2): 2 cases
Jeffrey Wayne Hughes v. State of Tennessee, No. M2020-00531-CCA-R3-PC (Tenn. Crim. App. Sept. 23, 2021).
State of Tennessee v. Bernard Woodard, No. M2020-01538-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Nov. 23, 2021).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-105(c): 1 case
State of Tennessee v. Daniel Earl Gentry, No. E2018-01010-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Mar. 15, 2019).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-105(d): 1 case
State of Tennessee v. Anthony Glover, No. M2025-00820-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Apr. 6, 2026).
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