AZ SB1412

Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 13-1805 to enhance penalties for shoplifting when a person has prior theft-related convictions within the past five years.

Makes shoplifting a class 4 felony if the person has previously committed or been convicted of two or more offenses involving burglary, shoplifting, robbery, organized retail theft, or theft within the past five years.

Excludes time spent on absconder status, escape status, or incarcerated from the five-year look-back period when calculating prior offenses.

Defines "escape" as departure from custody or detention without authorization, or failure to report to begin serving a term of incarceration.

Maintains existing penalty structures: class 5 felony for $2,000 or more in value, class 6 felony for $1,000-$1,999 or for firearm theft, and class 1 misdemeanor for property under $1,000 (absent prior convictions).