Editing Larceny (section)

==By nation==
===Australia===
====New South Wales====
In the state of New South Wales, the common law offence of larceny is punishable with up to 5 years' imprisonment.<ref name="NSW Crimes Act s 117">{{cite Legislation AU|NSW|act|ca190082|Crimes Act 1900|117}} Punishment for larceny</ref> Whilst section 117 of the New South Wales [[Crimes Act 1900]] specifies the punishment for larceny, it is silent on the elements of the offence, leaving them to be articulated by the common law.<ref name="NSW Crimes Act s 117"/> The leading authority on larceny in NSW is the [[High Court of Australia]] case of ''Ilich v R'' (1987).<ref>{{cite AustLII|HCA|1|1987|litigants=Ilich v R |parallelcite=(1987) 162 CLR 110 |courtname=auto}}.</ref> This case stipulates the [[mens rea]] and [[actus reus]] elements required to be proven by the prosecution for a successful conviction.

===Ireland===
The common law offence of larceny was abolished<ref>The [[Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001]] (No.50), section 3(2) [http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2001/en/act/pub/0050/sec0003.html#parti-sec3 Irishstatutebook.ie]</ref> on 1 August 2002.<ref>The [[Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001|Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001 (Commencement) Order 2002]] (S.I. No. 252/2002), article 2(a) [http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2002/en/si/0252.html Irishstatutebook.ie]</ref> However, proceedings for larceny committed before its abolition are not affected by this.<ref>The [[Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001]] (No.50), section 3(3)</ref>

===United Kingdom===
====England and Wales====
The common law offence of larceny was [[Codification (law)|codified]] by the [[Larceny Act 1916]]. It was abolished<ref>The [[Theft Act 1968]] (c.60), section 32(1)(a) [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/60/section/32 Legislation.gov.uk]</ref> on 1 January 1969,<ref>The [[Theft Act 1968]] (c.60), section 35(1) [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/60/section/35 Legislation.gov.uk]</ref> for all purposes not relating to offences committed before that date.<ref>[[Theft Act 1968]] (c.60), section 32</ref> It has been replaced by the broader offence of [[theft]] under section 1(1) of the [[Theft Act 1968]]. This offence did incorporate some of the terminology and substance of larceny. Despite the offence's being abolished in England, it has been retained in the [[Crown Dependency]] of [[Jersey]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inews.co.uk/news/larceny-meaning-what-danny-cipriani-186922|title=What is larceny? The meaning of the charge Danny Cipriani faced|date=August 16, 2018|website=inews.co.uk}}</ref>

====Northern Ireland====
The common law offence of larceny was abolished<ref>[[Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969]] (c.16) (N.I.), section 30(1)(a) [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1969/16/section/30 Legislation.gov.uk]</ref> on 1 August 1969,<ref>[[Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969]] (c.16) (N.I.), section 33(1) [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1969/16/section/33 Legislation.gov.uk]</ref> for all purposes not relating to offences committed before that date.<ref>[[Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969]] (c.16), section 30</ref> It has been replaced by the broader offence of [[theft]] under section 1(1) of the [[Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969]].

===United States===
[[File:2004 UCR larceny distribution.jpg|thumb|Chart indicating the distribution of forms of larceny in the United States, according to the 2004 [[Uniform Crime Report]].]]

Larceny laws in the United States have their roots in [[common law]], pursuant to which larceny involves the [[trespass]]ory taking (caption) and carrying away (asportation, removal) of the tangible personal property of another with the intent to permanently deprive the owner of its possession. Larceny is now codified as a [[statutory law|statutory crime]] in all U.S. jurisdictions.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gayla|first1=Marella|title=What's the Punishment for Theft? Depends On What State You're In|url=https://www.themarshallproject.org/2017/08/09/what-s-the-punishment-for-theft-depends-on-what-state-you-re-in|website=The Marshall Project|access-date=30 October 2017|date=9 August 2017}}</ref>

Under many states' larceny statutes, including California, larceny can include the taking of "money, labor, or real or personal property."<ref>See, e.g., {{cite web|title=California Penal Code, Sec. 487|url=https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=487.&lawCode=PEN|website=California Legislative Information|publisher=California State Legislature|access-date=30 October 2017}}</ref>