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FL S0824
Bill
AI Summary
- Reduces the minimum number of retail thefts required to trigger felony charges from 5 to 3 and extends the aggregation period from 30 days to 365 days for both third-degree and second-degree felony retail theft offenses
- Creates a new third-degree felony for committing retail theft while acting in concert with five or more other persons to overwhelm merchants, employees, or law enforcement in order to carry out or avoid detection of the offense
- Establishes a new second-degree felony for organized retail theft involving five or more persons when a social media platform is used to solicit participants in the offense
- Requires courts to order restitution for retail theft convictions, including the value of damaged or stolen merchandise and the cost of repairing or replacing any other property damaged during the offense
- Ranks the new offenses on the Criminal Punishment Code offense severity ranking chart at Level 5 (third-degree felony) and Level 6 (second-degree felony), with an effective date of October 1, 2024
Legislative Description
Retail Theft
Last Action
Died in Criminal Justice
3/8/2024
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