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Democratic Assemblymember Rudy Salas of Bakersfield introduced a bill to reverse a significant aspect of Prop. 47 by lowering the felony threshold for petty theft and shoplifting back to $400. Salas argues that Prop. 47's weakening of theft laws has triggered unintended consequences, and believes California voters are prepared to address this ...
The common law shopkeeper's privilege has been superseded in most states by so-called shoplifting statutes, or merchant's statutes, that allow merchants, their employees, and their agents to detain suspected shoplifters for: the investigation of merchandise or property ownership, the recovery of unpurchased merchandise or property, and the ...
Statewide, reported shoplifting of merchandise worth up to $950 soared 28% over the past five years, according to the Public Policy Institute of California. That’s the highest observed level ...
One of the more controversial sections of the California Penal Code are the consecutive Sections 666 and 667; Section 666, known officially as petty theft with a prior – and colloquially, felony petty theft and makes it possible for someone who committed a minor shoplifting crime to be charged with a felony if the person had been convicted of ...
Lawmakers are facing increasing pressure to address smash-and-grabs and organized retail theft. California Democrats wade into retail theft politics. Why Prop. 47 puts them under pressure
Experts discussed what caused retail theft to emerge as a dominant ... as several individuals grab merchandise and run. ... Policy Institute of California. Shoplifting rates remain below pre ...
At the crux of the debate over the bills to curb theft and fentanyl abuse are diverging views of Proposition 47, a decade-old California law that downgraded some nonviolent drug and property ...
The National Retail Federation’s 2023 security survey said the 2022 nationwide shrink rate — losses caused by external theft, employee stealing and systemic errors — was 1.6%, up slightly ...