In a hearing on Feb. 9, the Kansas House Judiciary Committee considered a measure that would increase penalties for people who are found guilty of stealing multiple packages of mail.
House Bill 2229 would amend K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 21-5801, and increase the penalty for anyone who is caught stealing three or more packages in a 72 hour period to a severity level 9 personal felony regardless of the value of the stolen items, according to Natalie Scott, the Assistant Revisor of Statutes for the Judiciary Committee.
âMail includes anything sent through the United States Postal Service or another delivery service, so that s pretty open-ended there to include UPS, FedEx, any other delivery service, but it also includes any sealed article or thing addressed to a person,â Scott said.