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SHOPLIFTING IS STEALING. . .
NEW PENALTIES
FOR
SHOPLIFTERS
Oregon Law provides a civil penalty of
at least $100 plus crim inal prosecution.
The 1979 O regon Legislature enacted a new civil the stolen m erchandise, w h e th e r or not recov­
procedure and penalties statute w hich enables ered, up to a m axim um of $500 ($250 fo r parents).
retail m erchants to recover m onetary penalties
from shoplifters and parents of m in o r sho p lifte rs. 3 - An A d d itio n a l Penalty, In the am ount of no­
less than $100 nor m ore than $250.
The law allow s the m erchant to recover:
This law becam e e ffe ctive Oct. 3, 1979. It does not
replace the crim inal statute w hich designates
A ctual Damages. In the am ount of the re ta il
most sh o p liftin g as class-A m isdem eanors, p u n ­
value of the stolen item s if they are not re ­
ishable by fines of up to $1,000 and im prisonm en t
covered. ,n the am ount of dam ages to the item s if
fo r not longer than one year.
recovered.
Shoplifters now risk both civil and crim inal action.
2. A Penalty. In the am ount of the re ta il value of Both laws are now in force in O regon.
Shoplifting is an $80 m illion-a-year crim e in Oregon
and shoplifters cause prices to go up by stealing items
that eventually are paid for by the custom ers.
COURTESY OF
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Portland Police Bureau Crime Prevention Division
B R Baker
Chief of Police
Albina Ministerial Alliance
Charles Jordan
Commissioner of
Public Safety
King N eighborhood Facility