AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- THEFT, EMBEZZLEMENT, FALSE PRETENSES, AND MISAPPROPRIATION

Summary

The bill revises Rhode Island’s shoplifting statute, adding new definitions and expanding prohibited conduct to include things like removing shopping carts and altering price tags. It creates a four‑tier penalty system that ties fines and jail time to the value of the stolen merchandise, and makes repeat shoplifting of items over $100 a felony.

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