Title: Shoplifting Misdemeanor | GovernmentRegistry.org
Headings: Shoplifting Misdemeanor
Shoplifting Misdemeanor
Shoplifting Misdemeanor
Misdemeanor Shoplifting Charges

Content: And almost all merchandise owners invest a lot of money on sophisticated security measures, such as surveillance cameras, electronic tags, and in-house sleuths, just to ensure that their business is protected against this problem. This is not just to safeguard their business to outside perpetrators, but also to own employees who are most likely to do this act since they have all the access in the business. Cases involving their own employees nearly double those that are done by outside perpetrators. Naturally, the theft of expensive items is more serious than those that are of immaterial amount, but nevertheless, whether expensive or not, it is still a crime and the owner of the business can choose to press criminal charges against the shoplifter. And the person caught will be forced to face the outcome of their action. Shoplifting charges range from misdemeanors to felony theft charges. The moment the individual is caught doing the act of shoplifting, they are only charged with a misdemeanor case, but once the case is brought to the court, the judge can upgrade such case into felony depending on the specific details of the case. The usual determinant is the amount of the item taken from the store. Low priced items are usually charged with slight misdemeanor while those that are in big amounts can be upgraded to robbery. Once proven that the individual indeed shoplifted, they will have to be detained in a local jail.