UpdatedThu, Mar 4, 2021 at 5:07 pm ET
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The House voted Wednesday 101-67 to pass House Bill 94, making porch piracy a felony in Georgia, punishable by up to five years in prison. (Shutterstock/WNstock)
ATLANTA With everyone shopping online, should porch pirates thieves who steal packages left on porches be charged as felons?
A Gwinnett County legislator thinks so. And most of Georgia s House of Representatives agree.
The House voted Wednesday 101-67 to pass House Bill 94, making porch piracy a felony in Georgia, punishable by up to five years in prison.
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Stealing packages from doorsteps is already considered a theft, usually a misdemeanor. This new measure would make porch piracy a separate crime, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.