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When you are caught shoplifting and a store wants to proceed against you, they can do so civilly and/or criminally.
In this instance, the store was not looking to arrest you. That’s good because it means that this incident will never appear on your criminal record. Instead of involving the police, you dealt with store security and you signed a form which will bar you from that store. You’ll be expected to abide by the stay-away agreement or you will be arrested for trespass if they find you in there ever again.
You can also expect that sooner or later you’ll get a letter from the store’s lawyers, informing you of a civil fine. The civil fine will be for more than $60 because the law allows stores to charge in excess of what you took to help defray the cost of their sre security system, their theft insurance, their security personnel and their loss prevention department. If you pay the fine that should be the last of it and nobody need know anything about this incident because it will not be on your record.
My name is ***** ***** I am an experienced criminal lawyer.
When you are caught shoplifting and a store wants to proceed against you, they can do so civilly and/or criminally.
In this instance, the store was not looking to arrest you. That’s good because it means that this incident will never appear on your criminal record. Instead of involving the police, you dealt with store security and you signed a form which will bar you from that store. You’ll be expected to abide by the stay-away agreement or you will be arrested for trespass if they find you in there ever again.
You can also expect that sooner or later you’ll get a letter from the store’s lawyers, informing you of a civil fine. The civil fine will be for more than $60 because the law allows stores to charge in excess of what you took to help defray the cost of their sre security system, their theft insurance, their security personnel and their loss prevention department. If you pay the fine that should be the last of it and nobody need know anything about this incident because it will not be on your record.
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