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Merchants cautioned about law
by JACK Z IM M E R M A N
Asset l Irvgou Industrie*
stale.**
The law. patterned largely
after a similar two-year-old
statue in the state of
Washington, permits retail
victims of shoplifters to seek
damages and penalties from
shoplifters
• The new law is not a
substitute for crim in a l
prosecution.' Wilson said
The criminal law still exists
and remains another weapon
against shoplifting
The reason for seeking the
new civil law, he said, is
because for many valid
reasons
the
crim inal
procedure was not suf
ficiently effective by itself
Experience in eight other
states led ORC and Oregon
lawmakers to agree the new
civil procedire is necessary
if the crime is to be curtailed
S h o p liftin g
c o sts
Oregonians as much as S8C
million a year to be con
trolled
‘ Many
people
don’t
comprehend the difierence
between criminal and d v il
legal procedures, ' Wilson
said, “and that is the first
hurdle we must overcome in
educating merchants '
Merchants must still ap
prehend
shoplifters,
call
police to make an arrest and
make charges against the
individuals involved
“This much of the process
is identical whether criminal
or civil procedures are in
volved." Wilson said
Once uese steps have beer
takon criminal proceedings
are
brought
by
local
prosecuting
authorities
Local authorities general»?
have been reluctant to
p ro s e c u te ,
h o w e v e r.
Reasons may range from the
\l
many applications of it that
have been time-tested ui
other stales Far instance,
we recommend waiting 24
hours after a shoplifter is
charged before sending the
first demand letter There
are tune schedules to be
followed regarding
the
second letter and small
claims action Wording of the
letters is important
sue of the theft involved,
overcrowded eoirt dockets
or a volume of more serious
crimes
“ In other words.” Wilson
said,
“existing
crumnal
statues haven't provided the
certainty of punishment so
important, if the crime of
shoplifting
is
to
be
discouraged "
The new civil procedure —
properly
u tilized ,
can
provide certainty that ap
propriate
consequences
await those who steal from
stores
It permits merchants to
send a demand letter to a
shoplifter asking payment of
actual damages < equal to the
retail value of the goods in
question! and an additional
penalty of 1100 to $250
Amounts of damages and
the initial penalty may vary
in every case, according to
Wilson, depending on the cost
of the merchandise
Also key factors are
whether it is recovered and
age of the shoplifter
If a merchant receives no
response from, the demand
letter, he sends a second. If
that request also is ignored,
the snopiifter can be lanen to
«tnw 11 claims court.
“ Major reason for enact
ing
this
new
civil
procedure." Wilson said, “is
to prevent crime. It is not
meant to be used to harrass
the innocent or to alienate
anyone
“ And it must be used
properly to achieve proper
results ”
The Retail Council has
published m a te ria l that
explains proper utilization of
the new law and is con
ducting workshops with local
chambers
upon request
Wilson said ORC is com
mitted to this program, as
long as the need exists
While the law appears
simple." he said, “there are
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Board members have
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understanding what is going
on within the individual
institutions of the State
System of Higher Education
Yet. the budget is the state
board's major tool in im
plementing policy During
the 1979-81 biennium, the
total budget, excluding
salary increases for higher
^duration is about 8951
million
The FORE study said that
•the base budget process
p e r p e tu a te s
c u rre n t
programs
and
inhibits
constructive
and needed
change ”
The board s role should be
unproved in two areas: (1)
uutisi budget planning and
policy review and (2) final
review for compliance with
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according to the report
Current practices make it
extremely difficult for the
board to review specific
decision* made withir each
institutior and to use suet,
information as a basis for
decisions regarding the
overall system, budget, the
report stated
In criticizing the base
budget practice the study
said tt primarily is a means
of enforcing board policies
regarding
growth
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board to use the budget
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“ If everyone understands
how to use it properly,
shoplifting in Oregon will be
checked — maybe even
reduced." Wilson concluded
“ Most im portant, many
would-be shoplifters will be
dissuaded from engaging in
this so-called beginning
criminal activity in the first
place."
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These are some of the
reasons sponsors of SB 893
are irgm g merchants to go
slow when it comes to using
the new civil procedure
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“ It is vital that merchants
use a great deal of common
sense when it comes to
demanding damages and
penalties. ”
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Budget procedures knocked
Oregon State Board of
Higher Education officials
were told recently that their
b u d g e ta ry
p rocedures
seriously
impede
com
prehensive review by board
members of programs at the
state s public universities
and colleges
The Foundation for Oregon
Research and Education
(F O R E ),
a
non-profit
researcr. organization, made
the allegation as part of a
review of state system and
Portland State University
budgetary practices This
review wa> conducted at the
request of state board
president Louis B Perry
“ As
a
fundamental
m anagem ent
a c tiv ity ,
budgeting withir. the state
system and PSL must
respond to ctear statements
of policy
and related
management
directives. ’
the report of FORE s budget
review
su b -co m m ittee
stated
State system budgeting, up
to this point, has beer, a so-
called
“ base
budget
process "
This means that each.
Dienmum, budget officers
begir. with the assumption
tnat funding will be con
tinued at the current level for
all
current
programs
Adjustments for anticipated
inflation
and enrollment
change for each year of the
coming biennium, are then
made
Each institution
develops its budget, within
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Wh\ would a statewide
organization
of retailers
wort diligenth for enact
ment of an ant.-shoplifting
law and then ¿aulion nier
chants about using the new
statute?
That appears the position
of the Oregon Retail Council
division
of
Associated
Oregon Industries regarding
Senate B ill 893. which
provides civil procedures
against shoplifters
Introduced at the request
of ORC, the bill passed
during the 1979 regular
session of the Oregon
legislature in Salem and
became effective Oct. 3 But
ORC representatives now
are urging retail merchants
to think twice before utilizing
what has Deen described as
ar. effective weapon in the
fight against ar increasingly
significant crime
■Our attitude has nothing
whatsoever to do with
adequacy of the law itself.'
answers Otto J Wilson, ORC
director
“ The
iaw
contains
precisely the provisions we
sought during the legislative
session It is not flawed in
any way that we are aware.
We just want to make
certain merchants fully
u n d e r s ta n d
p ro p e r
procedure for its use. before
they take advantage of its
provisions.'*
Wilson went on to explain
that a statewide educational
program for store owners
and operators has been
under way for nearly two
months and lik e ly w ill
continue for many months to
come
“ Our education program
— conducted in cooperation
with chambers of commerce
throughout Oregon, was a
basic part of our presen
tation to the Legislature.' he
said.
‘ Although not a part of the
h»n a thorough education of
those eligible to utilize the
statute is essential to its
re<«fig application in our
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