What is the difference between petit theft and grand theft in Florida?

Florida consolidated the old offenses — larceny, embezzlement, obtaining property by false pretenses — into one theft statute. What matters isn't the method of taking but the value of what was taken.

Petit theft covers property under $750. Below $100 it's a second-degree misdemeanor; between $100 and $749 it's a first-degree misdemeanor.

Grand theft begins at $750 and is a felony, escalating in degree as value rises.

Two categories of exception matter more than the arithmetic. Certain property is grand theft regardless of value — covered in a separate answer below. And property taken from a dwelling or the grounds immediately around it crosses into felony territory at a far lower figure than $750.

Because the line is a number, value is where these cases get fought. How the State established it, whether retail price or actual value applies, and whether items were properly aggregated are all contestable.