What to do if I shoplifted an $80 item the other day and was spotted by an employee who took down my license plate number?
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What to do if I shoplifted an $80 item the other day and was spotted by an employee who took down my license plate number?
One of the employees saw me doing it. No one ever approached me about it but there were a crowd of employees watching me pay for my other items, and I used my credit card to pay. Also, as I was leaving one employee followed me to get my licence plate number. Whats going to happen now?
Asked on February 28, 2013 under Criminal Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
The state of Pennsylvania characterizes this type of offense in two ways: movable and immovable property and misdemeanor and felony theft based upon the value of the item. Movable property would be like the shoplifting you did. Here is how your is classified:
Misdemeanor in the Second Degree Theft. If the value of the property involved is more than $50, but less than $200, the offense constitutes a misdemeanor of the second degree under Pennsylvania law. (18 Pa. Const. Stat. Ann. § 3903.) Conviction for a misdemeanor in the second degree in Pennsylvania can result in a sentence of two years of incarceration, and a fine of no more than $5,000. (§ 1103, § 1101.)
I would contact ana attorney as soon as you can about returning the article or making restitution but I would more importantly have some one in place because you are likely to be arrested. Get help.
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