3934 - Theft from a motor vehicle.

     § 3934.  Theft from a motor vehicle.        (a)  Offense defined.--A person commits the offense of theft     from a motor vehicle if he unlawfully takes or attempts to take     possession of, carries away or exercises unlawful control over     any movable property of another from a motor vehicle with the     intent to deprive him thereof.        (b)  Grading.--            (1)  An offense under this section is:                (i)  a misdemeanor of the third degree if the amount            involved was less than $50; or                (ii)  a misdemeanor of the second degree if the            amount involved was $50 or more but less than $200; or                (iii)  a misdemeanor of the first degree if the            amount involved was greater than $200.            (2)  When the offense is a third or subsequent offense        within a five-year period, regardless of the amount involved        and regardless of the grading of the prior offenses, an        offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.     (Dec. 21, 1998, P.L.1103, No.149, eff. 60 days; June 18, 1999,     P.L.67, No.8, eff. 60 days)