SB 1467 - This act creates provisions relating to offenses involving retail establishments. OFFENSE OF TRESPASS OF A RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT (Section 569.158)
This act creates the offense of trespass of a retail establishment if he or she, while alone or with any other person, enters a retail establishment or assists a person who enters a retail establishment with the primary purpose of disrupting commerce or causing danger to people or property.
This offense shall be a class B misdemeanor, unless committed as part of an organized campaign then such campaign shall pay a fine not to exceed $5,000.
OFFENSE OF ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT (Section 570.036)
This act creates the offense of organized retail theft if he or she, while alone or with any other person, commits a series of thefts of retail merchandise against one or more persons either on the premises of a merchant or through the use of an internet site with the intent to return the merchandise for value or resell the merchandise for value.
The offense of organized retail theft is a class D felony if the value stolen over 120 days is between $1,500 and $10,000 and a class C felony if the value is over $10,000.
Finally, a person may be prosecuted in any jurisdiction in this state regardless of whether the defendant was ever physically present in such jurisdiction.
These provisions are identical to provisions in HB 1652 (2024), SB 250 (2023), SCS/HB 2697, et al (2022), and SCS/HB 2088, et al (2022).
MARY GRACE PRINGLE